Large scale production of olivetol, olivetolic acid and other alkyl resorcinols by fermentation

ABSTRACT

Provided herein are processes, such as commercially viable processes, of producing alkyl resorcinols, such as olivetol and olivetolic acid, and analogs of each thereof. Certain of these processes utilize a recombinant, heterologous host microorganism. Certain of the heterologous microorganisms include a Cannabis sativa olivetol synthase (which is a tetraketide synthase, csOLS). Certain of the heterologous microorganisms include a Cannabis sativa olivetolic acid cyclase (csOAC). Certain of the heterologous microorganisms include a Cannabis sativa acyl activating enzyme (csAAE), such as, without limitation, csAAE1. In certain of these processes, glucose is fermented. In certain of these processes, the fermentation further comprises a carboxylic acid, RCO2H where R is defined as herein, or a salt thereof. Certain of these processes provide olivetol and olivetolic acid in a combined amount of at least 3 g/liter.

PRIORITY CLAIM

This application claims priority to US provisional application nos. U.S.63/122,369 filed on Dec. 7, 2020; U.S. 63/089,736 filed on Oct. 9, 2020;63/079,390 filed on Sep. 16, 2020; U.S. 63/070,513 filed on Aug. 26,2020; and U.S. 63/022,038 filed on May 8, 2020, each of which isincorporated herein in its entirety by reference.

STATEMENT ABOUT FEDERAL FUNDING

Not applicable.

FIELD

Provided herein are processes, preferably scalable, commerciallyrelevant processes, of producing olivetol and olivetolic acid, or ananalog thereof, or a salt of each thereof by fermentation employing arecombinant heterologous host microorganism.

BACKGROUND

Olivetol and olivetolic acid are key gateway molecules for preparingcannabinoids. And yet, there is very little if any report of a scalable,commercially viable, production of olivetol and olivetolic acid byfermentation.

Further, divarin, which is 1,3-dihydroxy-5-propylbenzene and divarinicacid, which is 2,4-dihydroxy-6-propylbenzoic acid, are key gatewaymolecules for preparing certain minor cannabinoids. Minor cannabinoidsare naturally obtained in quantities smaller than major cannabinoidssuch as tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). And yet, there is very little if anyreport of producing divarin and divarinic acid by fermentation.

SUMMARY

In one aspect provided herein are processes of producing a compound offormula (IA) and/or (IB)

or a salt thereof wherein R is optionally substituted C₁-C₈ alkyl,optionally substituted C₂-C₆ alkenyl, or optionally substituted C₂-C₈alkynyl. In certain embodiments, other R groups such as optionallysubstituted cycloalkyl, preferably optionally substituted C₃-C₈cycloalkyl; optionally substituted heterocyclyl; optionally substitutedaryl, preferably optionally substituted phenyl; and optionallysubstituted heteroaryl are contemplated as employed according to thepresent invention. In one embodiment, the compound produced is offormula IA. In another embodiment, the compound produced is of formulaIB.

Certain of these processes utilize a recombinant, heterologous, hostcells or host microorganism. Certain of the host microorganisms comprisea recombinant olivetol synthase (OLS or OS), which is a tetraketidesynthase (TKS). Certain of the host microorganisms comprise arecombinant Cannabis sativa olivetol synthase (which is a tetraketidesynthase, csOLS). Certain of the host microorganisms comprise arecombinant olivetolic acid cyclase (OAC). Certain of the heterologousmicroorganisms comprise a recombinant Cannabis sativa olivetolic acidcyclase (csOAC). Certain of the host microorganisms comprise an acylactivating enzyme (AAE). Certain of the heterologous microorganismscomprise a recombinant Cannabis sativa acyl activating enzyme (csAAE),such as, without limitation, csAAE1.

In another embodiment, the recombinant host microorganism comprises4-20, or 6-16 copies of csOLS. In another embodiment, the recombinanthost microorganism comprises 4-20, or 6-16 copies of csOAC. In anotherembodiment, the recombinant host microorganism comprises 4-20, or 6-16copies of csAAE1.

In certain of these processes, glucose is fermented. In certain of theseprocesses, galactose is fermented. The process further comprises acarboxylic acid of formula R—CO₂H or a salt thereof. In certain of theprocesses, the microorganism is a yeast. In certain of the processes,the microorganism is Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In certain of theprocesses, the microorganism is a bacteria. In certain of the processes,the microorganism is Escherichia coli.

In some embodiments, the process further comprises contacting: anaqueous phase comprising glucose and RCO₂H or a salt thereof and anorganic phase immiscible with the aqueous phase.

In one embodiment, R is C₁-C₈ alkyl. In another embodiment, R is C₁-C₄alkyl. In another embodiment, R is C₆-C₈ alkyl. In another embodiment, Ris substituted C₁-C₈ alkyl.

In another embodiment, R is C₂-C₈ alkenyl. In another embodiment, R issubstituted C₂-C₈ alkenyl.

In another embodiment, R is C₂-C₈ alkynyl. In another embodiment, R issubstituted C₂-C₈ alkynyl.

In another embodiment, the compounds of formula IA and IB are providedin a combined amount of at least about 2 g/liter over about 4 to about 7days. In another embodiment, the compounds of formula IA and IB areprovided in a combined amount of at least about 3 g/liter over about 4to about 7 days. In another embodiment, the compounds of formula IA andIB are provided in a combined amount of at least about 4 g/liter overabout 4 to about 7 days. In another embodiment, the compounds of formulaIA and IB are provided in a combined amount of at least about 5 g/literover about 4 to about 7 days. In another embodiment, the compounds offormula IA and IB are provided in a combined amount of at least about 10g/liter over about 4 to about 7 days.

This invention arises in part from the surprising discovery thatrecombinant host microorganisms produce commercially relevant amounts ofolivetol and olivetolic acid by fermentation. In some aspects, providedherein are processes of producing olivetol, olivetolic acid, or a saltthereof. Certain of these processes are commercially viable forproducing olivetol, olivetolic acid or a salt thereof, which are keygateway compounds for preparing a variety of cannabinoids. Certain ofthese processes utilize a recombinant, heterologous, host microorganism.Certain of the host microorganisms include a recombinant Cannabis sativaolivetol synthase (which is a tetraketide synthase, csOLS). Certain ofthe heterologous microorganisms include a recombinant Cannabis sativaolivetolic acid cyclase (csOAC). Certain of the heterologousmicroorganisms include a recombinant Cannabis sativa acyl activatingenzyme (csAAE), such as, without limitation, csAAE1. In anotherembodiment, the recombinant host microorganism comprises 4-20, or 6-16copies of csOLS. In another embodiment, the recombinant hostmicroorganism comprises 4-20, or 6-16 copies of csOAC. In anotherembodiment, the recombinant host microorganism comprises 4-20, or 6-16copies of csAAE1. In certain of these processes, glucose is fermented.In certain of these processes, galactose is fermented. In certain ofthese processes, the fermentation further comprises hexanoic acid or asalt thereof. Certain of these processes provide olivetol and olivetolicacid in a combined amount of at least 3 g/liter. In certain of theprocesses, the microorganism is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

This invention arises in another part from the surprising discovery thatrecombinant host microorganisms produce divarin and divarinic acid byfermentation. In some aspects, provided herein are processes ofproducing divarin and/or divarinic acid or a salt thereof. Certain ofthese processes are commercially viable for producing divarin anddivarinic acid, which are key gateway compounds for preparing a varietyof minor cannabinoids. Certain of these processes utilize a recombinant,heterologous, host microorganism. Certain of the host microorganismsinclude a recombinant Cannabis sativa olivetol synthase (which is atetraketide synthase, csOLS). Certain of the heterologous microorganismsinclude a recombinant Cannabis sativa olivetolic acid cyclase (csOAC).Certain of the heterologous microorganisms include a recombinantCannabis sativa acyl activating enzyme (csAAE), such as, withoutlimitation, csAAE1. In another embodiment, the recombinant hostmicroorganism comprises 4-20, or 6-16 copies of csOLS. In anotherembodiment, the recombinant host microorganism comprises 4-20, or 6-16copies of csOAC. In another embodiment, the recombinant hostmicroorganism comprises 4-20, or 6-16 copies of csAAE1. In certain ofthese processes, glucose is fermented. In certain of these processes,the fermentation further comprises butyric acid or a salt thereof.Certain of these processes provide divarin and/or divarinic acid or asalt thereof in a combined amount of at least about 0.25-about 8g/liter, about 1-about 7 g/liter, about 0.25-about 2 g/liter, about0.25-about 2 g/liter, about 0.5-about 1 g/liter, or about 2-about 4g/liter. Certain of these processes provide divarin and/or divarinicacid or a salt thereof in a combined amount of at least about 2-about 5,preferably about 3-about 4 g/liter. In one embodiment, the combinedamount of divarin and/or divarinic acid is provided over 2-7 or 4-7days, such as 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days. In certain of the processes, themicroorganism is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.

In one embodiment, the fermentation is performed as a batch/fed batchfermentation with a fixed batch duration. In one embodiment, thefermentation is performed as a “semi-continuous” fermentation operatingmode. In one embodiment, the fermentation is performed as a continuousfermentation operating mode. The continuous mode may be a fill-and-draw,or a true continuous operation.

An illustrative and non-limiting process of isolating olivetol oranother compound of formula IA or IB is schematically illustrated inFIG. 1 .

In one embodiment, a mixture of compounds of formula IA and IB providedby fermentation is extracted from a fermentation media by alkalineextraction. In some embodiments, the alkaline extraction is an aqueousalkaline extraction. In some embodiments, the alkaline extraction isperformed at a pH of about 12-about 14. In some embodiments, thealkaline extraction is performed at a pH of about 13. In someembodiments, the alkaline extraction is performed under milder alkalineconditions. In some embodiments, the alkaline extraction is performed ata pH of about 7-about 12. In some embodiments, the alkaline extractionis performed at a pH of about 7-about 10. Without being bound by theory,under the milder alkaline extraction, a compound of formula IB ispreferentially extracted. The compound of formula IA can thereafter beextracted under stronger alkaline conditions, e.g., as described herein.

In some embodiments, the extracted mixture of compounds of formula IAand IB are decarboxylated to provide a compound of formula IA. In someembodiments, the decarboxylation is performed by heating. In someembodiments, the heating is performed at about 100° C.-about 140° C., orpreferably at about 110° C.-about 130° C. In some embodiments, theheating is performed at about 120° C. Post decarboxylation, the compoundof formula IA provided, comprises by weight about 2% or less, orpreferably about 1% or less of a compound of formula IB or a saltthereof. In some embodiments, the extracted mixture of compounds offormula IA and IB are acidified before decarboxylation. In someembodiments, the decarboxylation is performed at a pH of about 5-about8. In some embodiments, the decarboxylation is performed at a pH ofabout 6.5.

In one embodiment, the compound of formula IA provided bydecarboxylation is extracted into an organic solvent (e.g., a waterimmiscible organic solvent) to provide a solution of the compound offormula IA in the organic solvent. In some embodiments, the organicsolvent is a solvent capable of dissolving a compound of formula IA;formula IA comprises an aromatic ring and polar hydroxy groups. In oneembodiment, the organic solvent comprises an aromatic hydrocarbonsolvent. In one embodiment, the organic solvent comprises toluene. Inone embodiment, the organic solvent is toluene. In some embodiments, theorganic solvent comprises aliphatic or alicyclic hydrocarbon solvents.

In some embodiments, the compound of formula IA, present as a solutionin the organic solvent, is reacted with a terpene alcohol, a terpenal(i.e., a terpene aldehyde), and the likes. In some embodiments, thesolution of the compound of formula IA in the organic solvent isemployed for reacting the compound of formula IA with a terpene alcohol.In some embodiments, the solution of the compound of formula IA in theorganic solvent is employed for reacting the compound of formula IA witha terpenal. In one embodiment, the terpene alcohol is geraniol. In oneembodiment, the terpene alcohol is farnesol. In one embodiment, theterpene alcohol is menthadienol (trans 2,8-menthadienol or PMD). In oneembodiment, the terpene alcohol is

or a diastereomer thereof, or an ester of each thereof. In oneembodiment, the the hydroxy form (unesterified) is employed. In oneembodiment, the terpene alcohol is:

(1R,4R)-4-Isopropenyl-1-methyl-2-cyclohexen-1-ol

In one embodiment, the terpenal is citral. In some embodiments, thereaction with a terpenal further comprises a primary amine. In oneembodiment, the primary amine is tertiary butyl amine.

In some embodiments, the reaction of a compound of formula IA with aterpene alcohol, a terpenal, or the likes provides a cannabinoid. In oneembodiment, the cannabinoid is cannabigerol (CBG). In anotherembodiment, the cannabinoid is cannabichromene (CBC). In anotherembodiment, the cannabinoid is cannabidiol (CBD). In another embodiment,the cannabinoid is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). In another embodiment,the cannabinoid is cannabinol (CBN). In another embodiment, thecannabinoid is the varin analog (CBGV, CBCV, CBDV, THCV, CBNV) of CBG,CBC, CBD, THC, CBN. A varin analog is a compound where the n-pentylchain of a cannabinoid, e.g., and without limitation, CBG, CBC, CBD, orTHC is replaced by an n-propyl chain. The cannabinoids obtained arepurified by a variety of purification methods. In one embodiment, thepurification method comprises chromatography. In one embodiment thepurification method comprises distillation. In one embodiment, thechromatography comprises a reverse phase chromatography.

In one embodiment, R is n-pentyl. In another embodiment, R is n-propyl.In another embodiment, R is n-heptyl.

A non-limiting example of reacting (prenylating) olivetol with theterpene alcohol, geraniol, is schematically illustrated in FIG. 2 .

A non-limiting example of reacting (prenylating) olivetol with theterpenal, citral, is schematically illustrated in FIG. 3 .

The initial engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was done byintroducing a gene fragment containing csOLS, csOAC, and csAAE1 underthe control of galactose regulatable elements called promoters. ThecsOLS and csOAC were physically linked to each other on the gene with agenetic element called T2A in all examples.

To select for Saccharomyces cerevisiae cells that efficientlyincorporated the foreign DNA, but removed Saccharomyces cerevisiae thathad no foreign genes, a standard protocol method was utilized thatallows growth on nutrient preferred media. One way to construct genefragments that are functional in an organism is to generate individualgene fragments by a polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This createsindividual gene fragments from simple smaller DNA sequences and a welldefined DNA fragment called a ‘template’ that contains pieces of yourfinal gene fragment. The smaller pieces of DNA are called ‘primers’.These primers flank the DNA you want to generate from various templatesto generate the final product you desire by PCR. These final productsare called ‘amplicons’. One process to ‘stitch’ together variousamplicons is called Gibson Assembly. Many gene fragments disclosed inthis method were first generated by Gibson Assembly of several ampliconsgenerated by PCR. These assembled gene fragments were then allowed to beuptaken iteratively into a wild type Saccharomyces cerevisiae cellcalled JK9-3d. In some embodiments, CEN.PK is useful as a wild typeSaccharomyces cerevisiae.

The process by which Saccharomyces cerevisiae uptakes foreign DNA andstably utilize the foreign DNA is called recombination. The finalSaccharomyces cerevisiae strains that took up the foreign DNA andutilized the DNA are called recombinants. Saccharomyces cerevisiae thatdid not undergo recombination are the wild type. The process ofselecting recombinants in a preferred media is termed prototrophyrescue. To separate recombinants from wild type prototrophy rescue wasutilized.

Examples herein below provide a method to create recombinants thatproduce various levels of O/OA by varying how many of those genefragments are uptaken by JK9-3d. In one example, recombinants thatproduce O/OA under the control of galactose are disclosed. Anotherexample discloses, how the number of exogenous fragments taken up fromSaccharomyces cerevisiae correlates with O/OA concentrations in themedia. The number of genetic fragments recombinants contain can bedetermined by sequencing the DNA of the recombinant and by using the PCRmethod to quantify the number of amplicons generated. Amplicons arequantified by quantitative real time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR).qPCR and direct sequencing, and how those quantitative values of thegenetic elements relate to the quantitative levels of 0 and OA areexemplified and provided herein.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

FIG. 1 schematically illustrates recovery of olivetol and othercompounds of formula IA in accordance with the present invention.

FIG. 2 schematically illustrates the semisynthesis of cannabinoids (CBG)by prenylation of fermented olivetol.

FIG. 3 schematically illustrates the semisynthesis of cannabinoids (CBC)by prenylation of fermented olivetol.

FIG. 4A graphically illustrates the time course of total product titer(olivetol and olivetolic acid) in g/L.

FIG. 4B graphically illustrates the time course of titer/time (g/L/day).

FIG. 5A graphically illustrates the time course of total product titer(divarin and divarinic acid) in g/L.

FIG. 5B graphically illustrates the time course of titer/time (g/L/day).

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

While the present invention is described herein with reference toaspects and specific embodiments thereof, those skilled in the art willrecognize that various changes may be made and equivalents may besubstituted without departing from the invention. The present inventionis not limited to particular nucleic acids, expression vectors, enzymes,host microorganisms, or processes, as such may vary. The terminologyused herein is for purposes of describing particular aspects andembodiments only, and is not to be construed as limiting. In addition,many modifications may be made to adapt a particular situation,material, composition of matter, process, process step or steps, inaccordance with the invention. All such modifications are within thescope of the claims appended hereto. Headers are used solely forreaders' convenience, and disclosure found under any header isunderstood in the context of and applicable to the entire disclosure.

Definitions

In this specification and in the claims that follow, reference will bemade to a number of terms that shall be defined to have the followingmeanings.

As used in the specification and the appended claims, the singular forms“a”, “an”, and “the” include plural referents unless the context clearlydictates otherwise. Thus, for example, reference to an “expressionvector” includes a single expression vector as well as a plurality ofexpression vectors, either the same (e.g., the same operon) ordifferent; reference to “cell” includes a single cell as well as aplurality of cells; and the like.

As used herein, the term “comprising” is intended to mean that thecompounds, compositions and processes include the recited elements, butnot exclude others. “Consisting essentially of” when used to definecompounds, compositions and processes, shall mean excluding otherelements of any essential significance to the combination. Thus, acomposition consisting essentially of the elements as defined hereinwould not exclude trace contaminants, e.g., from the isolation andpurification method. “Consisting of” shall mean excluding more thantrace elements of other ingredients. Embodiments defined by each ofthese transition terms are within the scope of this technology.

All numerical designations, e.g., pH, temperature, time, concentration,and molecular weight, including ranges, are approximations which arevaried (+) or (−) by increments of 1, 5, or 10%, e.g., by using theprefix, “about.” It is to be understood, although not always explicitlystated that all numerical designations are preceded by the term “about.”It also is to be understood, although not always explicitly stated, thatthe reagents described herein are merely exemplary and that equivalentsof such are known in the art.

“Alkyl” refers to monovalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbyl groupshaving from 1 to 10 carbon atoms and preferably 1 to 6 carbon atoms.Higher carbon atom containing alkyl groups are also contemplated incertain embodiments, as the context will indicate. This term includes,by way of example, linear and branched hydrocarbyl groups such as methyl(CH₃—), ethyl (CH₃CH₂), -n-propyl-(CH₃CH₂CH₂—), isopropyl ((CH₃)₂CH),-n-butyl-(CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂—), isobutyl ((CH₃)₂CHCH₂—), sec-butyl((CH₃)(CH₃CH₂)CH), -t-butyl-((CH₃)₃C), -n-pentyl-(CH₃CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂—), andneopentyl ((CH₃)₃CCH₂—).

“Alkenyl” refers to monovalent straight or branched hydrocarbyl groupshaving from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms orpreferably 2 to 4 carbon atoms and having at least 1 and preferably from1 to 2 sites of vinyl (>C=C<) unsaturation. Higher carbon atomcontaining alkenyl groups are also contemplated in certain embodiments,as the context will indicate. Such groups are exemplified, for example,by vinyl, allyl, and but-3-en-lyl. Included within this term are the cisand trans isomers or mixtures of these isomers.

“Alkynyl” refers to straight or branched monovalent hydrocarbyl groupshaving from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms orpreferably 2 to 3 carbon atoms and having at least 1 and preferably from1 to 2 sites of acetylenic (—C≡C—) unsaturation. Higher carbon atomcontaining alkynyl groups are also contemplated in certain embodiments,as the context will indicate. Examples of such alkynyl groups includeacetylenyl (—C≡CH), and propargyl (—CH₂C≡CH).

“Substituted alkyl” refers to an alkyl group having from 1 to 5,preferably 1 to 3, or more preferably 1 to 2 substituents selected fromthe group consisting of alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, acylamino,acyloxy, amino, substituted amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl,aminocarbonylamino, aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy,aminosulfonyl, aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, amidino, aryl,substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substitutedarylthio, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (carboxylester)oxy, cyano, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy,substituted cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkenyloxy, substitutedcycloalkenyloxy, cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio,guanidino, substituted guanidino, halo, hydroxy, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy, heteroarylthio,substituted heteroarylthio, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic,heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy, heterocyclylthio,substituted heterocyclylthio, nitro, SO₃H, substituted sulfonyl,substituted sulfonyloxy, thioacyl, thiol, alkylthio, and substitutedalkylthio, wherein said substituents are as defined herein.

“Heteroalkyl” refers to an alkyl group one or more carbons is replacedwith —O—, —S—, SO₂, a phosphorous (P) containing moiety, or —NR^(Q)—moieties where R^(Q) is H or C₁-C₆ alkyl. Substituted heteroalkyl refersto a heteroalkyl group having from 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 3, or morepreferably 1 to 2 substituents selected from the group consisting ofalkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, substitutedamino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, aminocarbonylamino,aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, aminosulfonyl,aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, amidino, aryl, substituted aryl,aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substituted arylthio, carboxyl,carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (carboxyl ester)oxy, cyano,cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, substitutedcycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkenyloxy, substituted cycloalkenyloxy,cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio, guanidino, substitutedguanidino, halo, hydroxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl,heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy, heteroarylthio, substitutedheteroarylthio, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy,substituted heterocyclyloxy, heterocyclylthio, substitutedheterocyclylthio, nitro, SO₃H, substituted sulfonyl, substitutedsulfonyloxy, thioacyl, thiol, alkylthio, and substituted alkylthio,wherein said substituents are as defined herein.

“Substituted alkenyl” refers to alkenyl groups having from 1 to 3substituents, and preferably 1 to 2 substituents, selected from thegroup consisting of alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, acylamino,acyloxy, amino, substituted amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl,aminocarbonylamino, aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy,aminosulfonyl, aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, amidino, aryl,substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substitutedarylthio, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (carboxylester)oxy, cyano, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy,substituted cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkenyloxy, substitutedcycloalkenyloxy, cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio,guanidino, substituted guanidino, halo, hydroxyl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy,heteroarylthio, substituted heteroarylthio, heterocyclic, substitutedheterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy,heterocyclylthio, substituted heterocyclylthio, nitro, SO₃H, substitutedsulfonyl, substituted sulfonyloxy, thioacyl, thiol, alkylthio, andsubstituted alkylthio, wherein said substituents are as defined hereinand with the proviso that any hydroxyl or thiol substitution is notattached to a vinyl (unsaturated) carbon atom.

“Heteroalkenyl” refers to an alkenyl group where one or more carbons isreplaced with one or more —O—, —S—, SO₂, P containing moiety, or—NR^(Q)— moieties where R^(Q) is H or C₁-C₆ alkyl. Substitutedheteroalkenyl refers to a heteroalkenyl group having from 1 to 5,preferably 1 to 3, or more preferably 1 to 2 substituents selected fromthe group consisting of alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, acylamino,acyloxy, amino, substituted amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl,aminocarbonylamino, aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy,aminosulfonyl, aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, amidino, aryl,substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substitutedarylthio, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (carboxylester)oxy, cyano, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy,substituted cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkenyloxy, substitutedcycloalkenyloxy, cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio,guanidino, substituted guanidino, halo, hydroxy, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy, heteroarylthio,substituted heteroarylthio, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic,heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy, heterocyclylthio,substituted heterocyclylthio, nitro, SO₃H, substituted sulfonyl,substituted sulfonyloxy, thioacyl, thiol, alkylthio, and substitutedalkylthio, wherein said substituents are as defined herein.

“Substituted alkynyl” refers to alkynyl groups having from 1 to 3substituents, and preferably 1 to 2 substituents, selected from thegroup consisting of alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, acylamino,acyloxy, amino, substituted amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl,aminocarbonylamino, aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy,aminosulfonyl, aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, amidino, aryl,substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substitutedarylthio, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (carboxylester)oxy, cyano, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy,substituted cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkenyloxy, substitutedcycloalkenyloxy, cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio,guanidino, substituted guanidino, halo, hydroxy, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy, heteroarylthio,substituted heteroarylthio, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic,heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy, heterocyclylthio,substituted heterocyclylthio, nitro, SO₃H, substituted sulfonyl,substituted sulfonyloxy, thioacyl, thiol, alkylthio, and substitutedalkylthio, wherein said substituents are as defined herein and with theproviso that any hydroxyl or thiol substitution is not attached to anacetylenic carbon atom.

“Heteroalkynyl” refers to an alkynyl group one or more carbons isreplaced with —O—, —S—, SO₂, P containing moiety, or —NR^(Q)— moietieswhere R^(Q) is H or C₁-C₆ alkyl. Substituted heteroalkynyl refers to aheteroalkynyl group having from 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 3, or morepreferably 1 to 2 substituents selected from the group consisting ofalkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, substitutedamino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, aminocarbonylamino,aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, aminosulfonyl,aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, amidino, aryl, substituted aryl,aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substituted arylthio, carboxyl,carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (carboxyl ester)oxy, cyano,cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, substitutedcycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkenyloxy, substituted cycloalkenyloxy,cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio, guanidino, substitutedguanidino, halo, hydroxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl,heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy, heteroarylthio, substitutedheteroarylthio, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy,substituted heterocyclyloxy, heterocyclylthio, substitutedheterocyclylthio, nitro, SO₃H, substituted sulfonyl, substitutedsulfonyloxy, thioacyl, thiol, alkylthio, and substituted alkylthio,wherein said substituents are as defined herein.

“Alkylene” refers to divalent saturated aliphatic hydrocarbyl groupshaving from 1 to 10 carbon atoms, preferably having from 1 to 6 and morepreferably 1 to 3 carbon atoms that are either straight-chained- orbranched. Higher carbon atom containing alkenyl groups are alsocontemplated in certain embodiments, as the context will indicate. Thisterm is exemplified by groups such as methylene (—CH₂—), ethylene(—CH₂CH₂—), n-propylene (—CH₂CH₂CH₂—), iso-propylene (—CH₂CH(CH₃)— or—CH(CH₃)CH₂—), butylene (—CH₂CH₂CH₂CH₂—), isobutylene (—CH₂CH(CH₃)CH₂—),sec-butylene (—CH₂CH₂(CH₃)CH), and the like. Similarly, “alkenylene” and“alkynylene” refer to an alkylene moiety containing respective 1 or 2carbon-carbon double bonds or a carbon-carbon triple bond.

“Substituted alkylene” refers to an alkylene group having from 1 to 3hydrogens replaced with substituents selected from the group consistingof alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl,acylamino, acyloxy, amino, substituted amino, aminoacyl, aryl,substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, cyano, halogen,hydroxyl, nitro, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, cycloalkyl, substitutedcycloalkyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic,substituted heterocyclic, and oxo wherein said substituents are definedherein. In some embodiments, the alkylene has 1 to 2 of theaforementioned groups, or having from 1-3 carbon atoms replaced with—O—, —S—, SO₂, P containing moiety or —NR^(Q)— moieties where R^(Q) is Hor C₁-C₆ alkyl. It is to be noted that when the alkylene is substitutedby an oxo group, 2 hydrogens attached to the same carbon of the alkylenegroup are replaced by “═O.” “Substituted alkenylene” and “substitutedalkynylene” refer to alkenylene and alkynylene moieties substituted withsubstituents as described for substituted alkylene.

“Alkynylene” refers to straight or branched divalent hydrocarbyl groupshaving from 2 to 10 carbon atoms and preferably 2 to 6 carbon atoms orpreferably 2 to 3 carbon atoms and having at least 1 and preferably from1 to 2 sites of acetylenic (—C≡C—) unsaturation. Higher carbon atomcontaining alkynylene groups are also contemplated in certainembodiments, as the context will indicate. Examples of such alkynylenegroups include —C≡C— and —CH₂C≡C—.

“Substituted alkynylene” refers to alkynylene groups having from 1 to 3substituents, and preferably 1 to 2 substituents, selected from thegroup consisting of alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, acylamino,acyloxy, amino, substituted amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl,aminocarbonylamino, aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy,aminosulfonyl, aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, amidino, aryl,substituted aryl, aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substitutedarylthio, carboxyl, carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (carboxylester)oxy, cyano, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy,substituted cycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkenyloxy, substitutedcycloalkenyloxy, cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio,guanidino, substituted guanidino, halo, hydroxy, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy, heteroarylthio,substituted heteroarylthio, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic,heterocyclyloxy, substituted heterocyclyloxy, heterocyclylthio,substituted heterocyclylthio, nitro, SO₃H, substituted sulfonyl,substituted sulfonyloxy, thioacyl, thiol, alkylthio, and substitutedalkylthio, wherein said substituents are as defined herein and with theproviso that any hydroxyl or thiol substitution is not attached to anacetylenic carbon atom.

“Heteroalkylene” refers to an alkylene group wherein one or more carbonsis replaced with —O—, —S—, SO₂, a P containing moiety, or —NR^(Q)—moieties where R^(Q) is H or C₁-C₆ alkyl. “Substituted heteroalkylene”refers to heteroalkynylene groups having from 1 to 3 substituents, andpreferably 1 to 2 substituents, selected from the substituents disclosedfor substituted alkylene.

“Heteroalkenylene” refers to an alkenylene group wherein one or morecarbons is replaced with —O—, —S—, SO₂, a P containing moiety, or—NR^(Q)— moieties where R^(Q) is H or C₁-C₆ alkyl. “Substitutedheteroalkenylene” refers to heteroalkynylene groups having from 1 to 3substituents, and preferably 1 to 2 substituents, selected from thesubstituents disclosed for substituted alkenylene.

“Heteroalkynylene” refers to an alkynylene group wherein one or morecarbons is replaced with —O—, —S—, SO₂, a P containing moiety, or—NR^(Q)— moieties where R^(Q) is H or C₁-C₆ alkyl. “Substitutedheteroalkynylene” refers to heteroalkynylene groups having from 1 to 3substituents, and preferably 1 to 2 substituents, selected from thesubstituents disclosed for substituted alkynylene.

“Alkoxy” refers to the group —O-alkyl wherein alkyl is defined herein.Alkoxy includes, by way of example, methoxy-, ethoxy, n-propoxy,isopropoxy, n-butoxy, t-butoxy, -sec-butoxy, and-n-pentoxy.

“Substituted alkoxy” refers to the group —O-(substituted alkyl) whereinsubstituted alkyl is defined herein.

“Acyl” refers to the groups H—C(O), -alkyl-C—(O)—, substitutedalkyl-C(O)—, alkenyl-C(O)—, substituted alkenyl-C(O)—, alkynyl-C(O)—,substituted alkynyl-C(O)—, cycloalkyl-C(O)—, substitutedcycloalkyl-C(O)—, cycloalkenyl-C(O)—, substituted cycloalkenyl-C(O)—,aryl-C(O)—, substituted aryl-C(O)—, heteroaryl-C(O)—, substitutedheteroaryl-C(O)—, heterocyclic-C(O), andsubstituted-heterocyclic-C—(O)—, wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein. Acyl includes the“acetyl” group CH₃C(O)—.

“Acylamino” refers to the groups —NR⁴⁰C(O)alkyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)substitutedalkyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)cycloalkyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)substituted cycloalkyl,—NR⁴⁰C(O)cycloalkenyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)substituted cycloalkenyl,—NR⁴⁰C(O)alkenyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)substituted alkenyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)alkynyl,—NR⁴⁰C(O)substituted alkynyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)aryl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)substituted aryl,—NR⁴⁰C(O)heteroaryl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)substituted heteroaryl,—NR⁴⁰C(O)heterocyclic, and —NR⁴⁰C(O)substituted heterocyclic wherein R⁴⁰is hydrogen or alkyl and wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl,substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein.

“Acyloxy” refers to the groups alkyl-C—(O)O, substituted-alkyl-C—(O)O—,alkenyl-C(O)O—, substituted alkenyl-C(O)O—, alkynyl-C(O)O—, substitutedalkynyl-C(O)O—, aryl-C(O)O, substituted-aryl-C—(O)O—, cycloalkyl-C(O)O—,substituted cycloalkyl-C(O)O—, cycloalkenyl-C(O)O—, substitutedcycloalkenyl-C(O)O—, heteroaryl-C(O)O—, substituted heteroaryl-C(O)O,-heterocyclic-C—(O)O, and substituted-heterocyclic-C—(O)O— whereinalkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic areas defined herein.

“Amino” refers to the group —NH₂.

“Substituted amino” refers to the group —NR⁴¹R⁴² where R⁴¹ and R⁴⁰ areindependently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substitutedalkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, —SO₂-alkyl,—SO₂-substituted alkyl, —SO₂-alkenyl, —SO₂-substituted alkenyl,—SO₂-cycloalkyl, —SO₂-substituted cycloalkyl, —SO₂-cycloalkenyl,—SO₂-substituted cylcoalkenyl, —SO₂-aryl, —SO₂-substituted aryl,—SO₂-heteroaryl, —SO₂-substituted heteroaryl, —SO₂-heterocyclic, and—SO₂-substituted heterocyclic and wherein R⁴¹ and R⁴² are optionallyjoined, together with the nitrogen bound thereto to form a heterocyclicor substituted heterocyclic group, provided that R⁴¹ and R⁴² are bothnot hydrogen, and wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substitutedalkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substitutedcycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substitutedaryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substitutedheterocyclic are as defined herein. When R⁴¹ is hydrogen and R⁴² isalkyl, the substituted amino group is sometimes referred to herein asalkylamino. When R⁴¹ and R⁴² are alkyl, the substituted amino group issometimes referred to herein as dialkylamino. When referring to amonosubstituted amino, it is meant that either R⁴¹ or R⁴² is hydrogenbut not both. When referring to a disubstituted amino, it is meant thatneither R⁴¹ nor R⁴² are hydrogen.

“Aminocarbonyl” refers to the group —C(O)NR⁵⁰R⁵¹ where R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹ areindependently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substitutedalkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic and where R⁵⁰ andR⁵¹ are optionally joined together with the nitrogen bound thereto toform a heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic group, and whereinalkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic areas defined herein.

“Aminothiocarbonyl” refers to the group —C(S)NR⁵⁰R⁵¹ where R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substitutedalkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic and where R⁵⁰ andR⁵¹ are optionally joined together with the nitrogen bound thereto toform a heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic group, and whereinalkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic areas defined herein.

“Aminocarbonylamino” refers to the group —NR⁴⁰C(O)NR⁵⁰R⁵¹ where R⁴⁰ ishydrogen or alkyl and R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹ are independently selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl,substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, aryl, substitutedaryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substitutedcycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic, and where R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹ are optionally joinedtogether with the nitrogen bound thereto to form a heterocyclic orsubstituted heterocyclic group, and wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein.

“Aminothiocarbonylamino” refers to the group —NR⁴⁰C(S)NR⁵⁰R⁵¹ where R⁴⁰is hydrogen or alkyl and R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹ are independently selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl,substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, aryl, substitutedaryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substitutedcycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic and where R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹ are optionally joinedtogether with the nitrogen bound thereto to form a heterocyclic orsubstituted heterocyclic group, and wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein.

“Aminocarbonyloxy” refers to the group —O—C(O)NR⁵⁰R⁵¹ where R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substitutedalkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic and where R50 andR51 are optionally joined together with the nitrogen bound thereto toform a heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic group, and whereinalkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic areas defined herein.

“Aminosulfonyl” refers to the group —SO₂NR⁵⁰R⁵¹ where R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹ areindependently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substitutedalkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic and where R⁵⁰ andR⁵¹ are optionally joined together with the nitrogen bound thereto toform a heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic group, and whereinalkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic areas defined herein.

“Aminosulfonyloxy” refers to the group —O—SO₂NR⁵⁰R⁵¹ where R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substitutedalkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic and where R⁵⁰ andR⁵¹ are optionally joined together with the nitrogen bound thereto toform a heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic group, and whereinalkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic areas defined herein.

“Aminosulfonylamino” refers to the group —NR⁴⁰SO₂NR⁵⁰R⁵¹ where R⁴⁰ ishydrogen or alkyl and R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹ are independently selected from thegroup consisting of hydrogen, alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl,substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, aryl, substitutedaryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substitutedcycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic and where R⁵⁰ and R⁵¹ are optionally joinedtogether with the nitrogen bound thereto to form a heterocyclic orsubstituted heterocyclic group, and wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein.

“Amidino” refers to the group —C(═NR⁵²)NR⁵⁰R⁵¹ where R⁵⁰, R⁵¹, and R⁵²are independently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substitutedalkynyl, aryl, substituted aryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl,cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic and where R50 andR51 are optionally joined together with the nitrogen bound thereto toform a heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic group, and whereinalkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic areas defined herein.

“Aryl” or “Ar” refers to an aromatic carbocyclic group of from 6 to 14carbon atoms having a single ring (e.g., phenyl) or multiple condensedrings (e.g., naphthyl or anthryl) which condensed rings may or may notbe aromatic (e.g., 2-benzoxazolinone, 2H-1,4-benzoxazin-3(4H)-one-7-yl,and the like) provided that the point of attachment is at an aromaticcarbon atom. Certain, preferred aryl groups include phenyl and naphthyl.

“Substituted aryl” refers to aryl groups which are substituted with 1 to5, preferably 1 to 3, or more preferably 1 to 2 substituents selectedfrom the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl,substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, alkoxy, substitutedalkoxy, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, substituted amino,aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, aminocarbonylamino,aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, aminosulfonyl,aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, amidino, aryl, substituted aryl,aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substituted arylthio, carboxyl,carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (carboxyl ester)oxy, cyano,cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, substitutedcycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkenyloxy, substituted cycloalkenyloxy,cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio, guanidino, substitutedguanidino, halo, hydroxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl,heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy, heteroarylthio, substitutedheteroarylthio, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy,substituted heterocyclyloxy, heterocyclylthio, substitutedheterocyclylthio, nitro, SO₃H, substituted sulfonyl, substitutedsulfonyloxy, thioacyl, thiol, alkylthio, and substituted alkylthio,wherein said substituents are as defined herein.

“Arylene” refers to a divalent aromatic carbocyclic group of from 6 to14 carbon atoms having a single ring or multiple condensed rings.“Substituted arylene” refers to an arylene having from 1 to 5,preferably 1 to 3, or more preferably 1 to 2 substituents as defined foraryl groups.

“Heteroarylene” refers to a divalent aromatic group of from 1 to 10carbon atoms and 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consistingof oxygen, nitrogen and sulfur within the ring. “Substitutedheteroarylene” refers to heteroarylene groups that are substituted withfrom 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 3, or more preferably 1 to 2 substituentsselected from the group consisting of the same group of substituentsdefined for substituted aryl. Unless otherwise noted, the context willclearly indicate, whether an aryl or heteroaryl moiety is monovalent ordivalent.

“Aryloxy” refers to the group-O-aryl-, where aryl is as defined herein,that includes, by way of example, phenoxy and naphthoxy.

“Substituted aryloxy” refers to the group —O-(substituted aryl) wheresubstituted aryl is as defined herein.

“Arylthio” refers to the group-S-aryl-, where aryl is as defined herein.

“Substituted arylthio” refers to the group —S-(substituted aryl), wheresubstituted aryl is as defined herein.

“Carbonyl” refers to the divalent group —C(O)— which is equivalent to—C(═O)—.

“Carboxyl” or“carboxy” refers to —COOH or salts thereof.

“Carboxyl ester” or “carboxy ester” refers to the group —C(O)(O)-alkyl,—C(O)(O)-substituted alkyl, —C(O)O-alkenyl, —C(O)(O)-substitutedalkenyl, —C(O)(O)-alkynyl, —C(O)(O)-substituted alkynyl, —C(O)(O)-aryl,—C(O)(O)-substituted-aryl, —C(O)(O)-cycloalkyl, —C(O)(O)-substitutedcycloalkyl, —C(O)(O)-cycloalkenyl, —C(O)(O)-substituted cycloalkenyl,—C(O)(O)-heteroaryl, —C(O)(O)-substituted heteroaryl,—C(O)(O)-heterocyclic, and —C(O)(O)— substituted heterocyclic whereinalkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl,substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl,substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic areas defined herein.

“(Carboxyl ester)amino” refers to the group-NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-alkyl,—NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-substituted alkyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)O-alkenyl,—NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-substituted alkenyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)— alkynyl,—NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-substituted alkynyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-aryl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)—substituted-aryl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-cycloalkyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-substitutedcycloalkyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-cycloalkenyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-substitutedcycloalkenyl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)— heteroaryl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-substitutedheteroaryl, —NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-heterocyclic, and —NR⁴⁰C(O)(O)-substitutedheterocyclic wherein R⁴⁰ is alkyl or hydrogen, and wherein alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substitutedalkynyl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substitutedcycloalkenyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, heterocyclic, and substituted heterocyclic are as definedherein.

“(Carboxyl ester)oxy” refers to the group —O—C(O)O-alkyl,—O—C(O)O-substituted alkyl, —O—C(O)O-alkenyl, —O—C(O)O-substitutedalkenyl, —O—C(O)O-alkynyl, —O—C(O)(O)— substituted alkynyl,—O—C(O)O-aryl, —O—C(O)O-substituted-aryl, —O—C(O)O-cycloalkyl,—O—C(O)O-substituted cycloalkyl, —O—C(O)O-cycloalkenyl,—O—C(O)O-substituted cycloalkenyl, —O—C(O)O-heteroaryl,—OC(O)—O-substituted heteroaryl, —OC(O)—O— heterocyclic-, and—OC(O)—O-substituted heterocyclic wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein.

“Cyano” refers to the group —CN.

“Cycloalkyl” refers to cyclic alkyl groups of from 3 to 10 carbon atomshaving single or multiple cyclic rings including fused, bridged, andSpiro ring systems, and further includes cycloalkenyl. The fused ringcan be an aryl ring provided that the non aryl part is joined to therest of the molecule. Examples of suitable cycloalkyl groups include,for instance, adamantyl, cyclopropyl, cyclobutyl, cyclopentyl, andcyclooctyl.

“Cycloalkenyl” refers to nonaromatic-cyclic alkyl groups of from 3 to 10carbon atoms having single or multiple cyclic rings and having at leastone >C=C<ring unsaturation and preferably from 1 to 2 sites of >C=C<ringunsaturation.

“Substituted cycloalkyl” and “substituted cycloalkenyl” refers to acycloalkyl or cycloalkenyl group having from 1 to 5 or preferably 1 to 3substituents selected from the group consisting of oxo, thioxo, alkyl,substituted alkyl, alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substitutedalkynyl, alkoxy, substituted alkoxy, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino,substituted amino, aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, aminocarbonylamino,aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, aminosulfonyl,aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, amidino, aryl, substituted aryl,aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substituted arylthio, carboxyl,carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (carboxyl ester)oxy, cyano,cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, substitutedcycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkenyloxy, substituted cycloalkenyloxy,cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio, guanidino, substitutedguanidino, halo, hydroxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl,heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy, heteroarylthio, substitutedheteroarylthio, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy,substituted heterocyclyloxy, heterocyclylthio, substitutedheterocyclylthio, nitro, SO3H, substituted sulfonyl, substitutedsulfonyloxy, thioacyl, thiol, alkylthio, and substituted alkylthio,wherein said substituents are as defined herein.

“Cycloalkyloxy” refers to —O-cycloalkyl-.

“Substituted cycloalkyloxy refers to —O-(substituted cycloalkyl).

“Cycloalkylthio” refers to —S-cycloalkyl-.

“Substituted cycloalkylthio” refers to —S-(substituted cycloalkyl).

“Cycloalkenyloxy” refers to —O-cycloalkenyl-.

“Substituted cycloalkenyloxy” refers to —O-(substituted cycloalkenyl).

“Cycloalkenylthio” refers to —S-cycloalkenyl-.

“Substituted cycloalkenylthio” refers to —S-(substituted cycloalkenyl).

“Guanidino” refers to the group —NHC(═NH)NH₂.

Substituted guanidino” refers to —NR⁵³C(═NR⁵³)N(R⁵³)₂ where each R⁵³ isindependently selected from the group consisting of hydrogen, alkyl,substituted alkyl, aryl, substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substitutedheteroaryl, cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic and two R⁵³ groups attached to a commonguanidino nitrogen atom are optionally joined together with the nitrogenbound thereto to form a heterocyclic or substituted heterocyclic group,provided that at least one R⁵³ is not hydrogen, and wherein saidsubstituents are as defined herein.

“Halo” or “halogen” refers to fluoro, chloro, bromo and iodo.

“Hydroxy” or “hydroxyl” refers to the group —OH.

“Heteroaryl” refers to an aromatic group of from 1 to 10 carbon atomsand 1 to 4 heteroatoms selected from the group consisting of oxygen,nitrogen and sulfur within the ring. Such heteroaryl groups can have asingle ring (e.g., pyridinyl or furyl) or multiple condensed rings(e.g., indolizinyl or benzothienyl) wherein the condensed rings may ormay not be aromatic and/or contain a heteroatom provided that the pointof attachment is through an atom of the aromatic heteroaryl group. Inone embodiment, the nitrogen and/or the sulfur ring atom(s) of theheteroaryl group are optionally oxidized to provide for the N-oxide(N→O), sulfinyl, or sulfonyl moieties. Certain non-limiting examplesinclude pyridinyl, pyrrolyl, indolyl, thiophenyl, oxazolyl, thizolyl,and-furanyl.

“Substituted heteroaryl” refers to heteroaryl groups that aresubstituted with from 1 to 5, preferably 1 to 3, or more preferably 1 to2 substituents selected from the group consisting of the same group ofsubstituents defined for substituted aryl.

“Heteroaryloxy” refers to —O-heteroaryl.

“Substituted heteroaryloxy” refers to the group —O-(substitutedheteroaryl).

“Heteroarylthio” refers to the group-S-heteroaryl-.

“Substituted heteroarylthio” refers to the group —S-(substitutedheteroaryl).

“Heterocycle” or “heterocyclic” or “heterocycloalkyl” or “heterocyclyl”refers to a saturated or partially saturated, but not aromatic, grouphaving from 1 to 10 ring carbon atoms and from 1 to 4 ring heteroatomsselected from the group consisting of nitrogen, sulfur, or oxygen.Heterocycle encompasses single ring or multiple condensed rings,including fused bridged and Spiro ring systems. In fused ring systems,one or more the rings can be cycloalkyl, aryl, or heteroaryl providedthat the point of attachment is through a nonaromatic ring. In oneembodiment, the nitrogen and/or sulfur atom(s) of the heterocyclic groupare optionally oxidized to provide for the —N-oxide, sulfinyl-, orsulfonyl moieties.

“Substituted heterocyclic” or “substituted heterocycloalkyl” or“substituted heterocyclyl” refers to heterocyclyl groups that aresubstituted with from 1 to 5 or preferably 1 to 3 of the samesubstituents as defined for substituted cycloalkyl.

“Heterocyclyloxy” refers to the group —O-heterocycyl.

“Substituted heterocyclyloxy” refers to the group —O-(substitutedheterocycyl).

“Heterocyclylthio” refers to the group —S-heterocycyl.

“Substituted heterocyclylthio” refers to the group —S-(substitutedheterocycyl).

Examples of heterocycle and heteroaryls include, but are not limited to,azetidine, pyrrole, furan, thiophene, imidazole, pyrazole, pyridine,pyrazine, pyrimidine, pyridazine, indolizine, isoindole, indole,dihydroindole, indazole, purine, quinolizine, isoquinoline, quinoline,phthalazine, naphthylpyridine, quinoxaline, quinazoline, cinnoline,pteridine, carbazole, carboline, phenanthridine, acridine,phenanthroline, isothiazole, phenazine, isoxazole, phenoxazine,phenothiazine, imidazolidine, imidazoline, piperidine, piperazine,indoline, phthalimide, 1,2,3,4-tetrahydroisoquinoline,4,5,6,7-tetrahydrobenzo-[b]thiophene, thiazole, thiazolidine, thiophene,benzo[b]thiophene, morpholinyl, thiomorpholinyl (also referred to asthiamorpholinyl), 1,1-dioxothiomorpholinyl, piperidinyl, pyrrolidine,and tetrahydrofuranyl.

“Nitro” refers to the group —NO₂.

“Oxo” refers to the atom (═O).

Phenylene refers to a divalent aryl ring, where the ring contains 6carbon atoms.

Substituted phenylene refers to phenylenes which are substituted with 1to 4, preferably 1 to 3, or more preferably 1 to 2 substituents selectedfrom the group consisting of alkyl, substituted alkyl, alkenyl,substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, alkoxy, substitutedalkoxy, acyl, acylamino, acyloxy, amino, substituted amino,aminocarbonyl, aminothiocarbonyl, aminocarbonylamino,aminothiocarbonylamino, aminocarbonyloxy, aminosulfonyl,aminosulfonyloxy, aminosulfonylamino, amidino, aryl, substituted aryl,aryloxy, substituted aryloxy, arylthio, substituted arylthio, carboxyl,carboxyl ester, (carboxyl ester)amino, (carboxyl ester)oxy, cyano,cycloalkyl, substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkyloxy, substitutedcycloalkyloxy, cycloalkylthio, substituted cycloalkylthio, cycloalkenyl,substituted cycloalkenyl, cycloalkenyloxy, substituted cycloalkenyloxy,cycloalkenylthio, substituted cycloalkenylthio, guanidino, substitutedguanidino, halo, hydroxy, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl,heteroaryloxy, substituted heteroaryloxy, heteroarylthio, substitutedheteroarylthio, heterocyclic, substituted heterocyclic, heterocyclyloxy,substituted heterocyclyloxy, heterocyclylthio, substitutedheterocyclylthio, nitro, SO₃H, substituted sulfonyl, substitutedsulfonyloxy, thioacyl, thiol, alkylthio, and substituted alkylthio,wherein said substituents are as defined herein.

“Spirocycloalkyl” and “spiro ring systems” refers to divalent cyclicgroups from 3 to 10 carbon atoms having a cycloalkyl or heterocycloalkylring with a spiro union (the union formed by a single atom which is theonly common member of the rings).

“Sulfonyl” refers to the divalent group —S(O)₂—.

“Substituted sulfonyl” refers to the group —SO₂-alkyl-, —SO₂—substituted-alkyl, —SO₂-alkenyl, —SO₂-substituted alkenyl,—SO₂-cycloalkyl, —SO₂-substituted cycloalkyl, —SO₂-cycloalkenyl,—SO₂-substituted cylcoalkenyl, —SO₂-aryl, —SO₂-substituted aryl,—SO₂-heteroaryl, —SO₂-substituted heteroaryl, —SO₂-heterocyclic,—SO₂-substituted-heterocyclic, wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein. Substituted sulfonylincludes groups such as methyl-SO₂—, phenyl-SO₂-, and 4-methylphenyl

“Substituted sulfonyloxy” refers to the group —OSO₂-alkyl,—OSO₂-substituted-alkyl, —OSO₂-alkenyl, —OSO₂-substituted alkenyl,—OSO₂-cycloalkyl, —OSO₂-substituted cycloalkyl, —OSO₂-cycloalkenyl,—OSO₂-substituted cylcoalkenyl, —OSO₂-aryl, —OSO₂-substituted aryl,—OSO₂-heteroaryl, —OSO₂-substituted heteroaryl, —OSO₂-heterocyclic,—OSO₂-substituted heterocyclic, wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein.

“Thioacyl” refers to the groups H—C(S)—, alkyl-C(S)—, substitutedalkyl-C(S), -alkenyl-C—(S), substituted-alkenyl-C—(S)—, alkynyl-C(S)—,substituted alkynyl-C(S)—, cycloalkyl-C(S)—, substitutedcycloalkyl-C(S)—, cycloalkenyl-C(S)—, substituted cycloalkenyl-C(S)—,aryl-C(S)—, substituted aryl-C(S)—, heteroaryl-C(S)—, substitutedheteroaryl-C(S)—, heterocyclic-C(S), andsubstituted-heterocyclic-C—(S)—, wherein alkyl, substituted alkyl,alkenyl, substituted alkenyl, alkynyl, substituted alkynyl, cycloalkyl,substituted cycloalkyl, cycloalkenyl, substituted cycloalkenyl, aryl,substituted aryl, heteroaryl, substituted heteroaryl, heterocyclic, andsubstituted heterocyclic are as defined herein.

“Thiol” refers to the group —SH.

“Thiocarbonyl” refers to the divalent group —C(S)— which is equivalentto —C(═S)—.

“Thioxo” refers to the atom (═S).

“Alkylthio” refers to the group-S-alkyl- wherein alkyl is as definedherein.

“Substituted alkylthio” refers to the group —S-(substituted alkyl)wherein substituted alkyl is as defined herein.

“Optionally substituted” refers to a group selected from that group anda substituted form of that group. Substituents are such as those definedhereinabove. E.g., and without limitation, substituents can be selectedfrom monovalent and divalent groups, such as, C₁-C₁₀ or C₁-C₆ alkyl,substituted C₁-C₁₀ or C₁-C₆ alkyl, C₂-C₆ alkenyl, C₂-C₆ alkynyl, C₆-C₁₀aryl, C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, C₂-C₁₀ heterocyclyl, C₁-C₁₀ heteroaryl,substituted C₂-C₆ alkenyl, substituted C₂-C₆ alkynyl, substituted C₆-C₁₀aryl, substituted C₃-C₈ cycloalkyl, substituted C₂-C₁₀ heterocyclyl,substituted C₁-C₁₀ heteroaryl, halo, nitro, cyano, oxo (═O), —CO₂H or aC₁-C₆ alkyl ester thereof.

Unless indicated otherwise, the nomenclature of substituents that arenot explicitly defined herein are arrived at by naming the terminalportion of the functionality followed by the adjacent functionalitytoward the point of attachment. For example, the substituent“alkoxycarbonylalkyl” refers to the group (alkoxy)-C(O)-(alkyl)

It is understood that in all substituted groups defined above, polymersarrived at by defining substituents with further substituents tothemselves (e.g., substituted aryl having a substituted aryl group as asubstituent which is itself substituted with a substituted aryl group,etc.) are not intended for inclusion herein. In such cases, the maximumnumber of such substituents is three. That is to say that each of theabove definitions is constrained by a limitation that, for example,substituted aryl groups are limited to—substituted aryl-(substitutedaryl)-substituted aryl.

It is understood that the above definitions are not intended to includeimpermissible substitution patterns (e.g., methyl substituted with 5fluoro groups). Such impermissible substitution patterns are well knownto the skilled artisan.

A “salt” is derived from a variety of organic and inorganic counter ionswell known in the art and include, when the compound has an acidicfunctionality, by way of example only, sodium, potassium, calcium,magnesium, ammonium, and tetraalkylammonium; and when the molecule has abasic functionality, salts of organic or inorganic acids, such ashydrochloride, hydrobromide, tartrate, mesylate, acetate, maleate, andoxalate. Salts include acid addition salts formed with inorganic acidsor organic acids. Inorganic acids suitable for forming acid additionsalts include, by way of example and not limitation, hydrohalide acids(e.g., hydrochloric acid, hydrobromic acid, hydroiodic acid, etc.),sulfuric acid, nitric acid, phosphoric acid, and the like.

Organic acids suitable for forming acid addition salts include, by wayof example and not limitation, acetic acid, trifluoroacetic acid,propionic acid, hexanoic acid, cyclopentanepropionic acid, glycolicacid, oxalic acid, pyruvic acid, lactic acid, malonic acid, succinicacid, malic acid, maleic acid, fumaric acid, tartaric acid, citric acid,palmitic acid, benzoic acid, 3-(4-hydroxybenzoyl) benzoic acid, cinnamicacid, mandelic acid, alkylsulfonic acids (e.g., methanesulfonic acid,ethanesulfonic acid, 1,2-ethane-disulfonic acid, 2-hydroxyethanesulfonicacid, etc.), arylsulfonic acids (e.g., benzenesulfonic acid,4-chlorobenzenesulfonic acid, 2-naphthalenesulfonic acid,4-toluenesulfonic acid, camphorsulfonic acid, etc.), glutamic acid,hydroxynaphthoic-acid, salicylic acid, stearic acid, muconic acid, andthe like.

Salts also include salts formed when an acidic proton present in theparent compound is either replaced by a metal ion (e.g., an alkali metalion, an alkaline earth metal ion, or an aluminum ion) or by an ammoniumion (e.g., an ammonium ion derived from an organic base, such as,ethanolamine, diethanolamine, triethanolamine, morpholine, piperidine,dimethylamine, diethylamine, triethylamine, and ammonia).

Amino acids in a protein coding sequence are identified herein by thefollowing abbreviations and symbols. Specific amino acids are identifiedby a three-letter abbreviation, as follows: Ala is alanine, Arg isarginine, Asn is asparagine, Asp is aspartic acid, Cys is cysteine, Glnis glutamine, Glu is glutamic acid, Gly is glycine, His is histidine,Leu is leucine, Ile is isoleucine, Lys is lysine, Met is methionine, Pheis phenylalanine, Pro is proline, Ser is serine, Thr is threonine, Trpis tryptophan, Tyr is tyrosine, and Val is valine, or by a one-letterabbreviation, as follows: A is alanine, R is arginine, N is asparagine,D is aspartic acid, C is cysteine, Q is glutamine, E is glutamic acid, Gis glycine, H is histidine, L is leucine, I is isoleucine, K is lysine,O is pyrrolysine, M is methionine, F is phenylalanine, P is proline, Sis serine, T is threonine, W is tryptophan, Y is tyrosine, and V isvaline. A dash (−) in a consensus sequence indicates that there is noamino acid at the specified position. A plus (+) in a consensus sequenceindicates any amino acid may be present at the specified position. Thus,a plus in a consensus sequence herein indicates a position at which theamino acid is generally non-conserved; a homologous enzyme sequence,when aligned with the consensus sequence, can have any amino acid at theindicated “+” position. Specific amino acids in a protein codingsequence are identified by their respective one-letter abbreviationfollowed by the amino acid position in the protein coding sequence where1 corresponds to the amino acid (typically methionine) at the N-terminusof the protein. For example, G204 in C. sativa wild type OLS refers tothe glycine at position 204 from the OLS N-terminal methionine (i.e.,M1). Amino acid substitutions (i.e., point mutations) are indicated byidentifying the mutated (i.e., progeny) amino acid after the one-lettercode and number in the parental protein coding sequence; for example,G204A in C. sativa OLS refers to substitution of glycine by alanine atposition 204 in the OLS protein coding sequence. The mutation may alsobe identified in parentheticals, for example OLS (G204A). Multiple pointmutations in the protein coding sequence are separated by a backslash(/); for example, OLS G204A/Q205N indicates that mutations G204A andQ205N are both present in the OLS protein coding sequence. The number ofmutations introduced into some examples has been annotated by a dashfollowed by the number of mutations, preceding the parentheticalidentification of the mutation (e.g., B1Q2B6-1 (G204A)). The Uniprot IDswith and without the dash and number are used interchangeably herein(i.e., B1Q2B6-1 (G204A)=B1Q2B6 (G204A)).

As used herein, the term “express”, when used in connection with anucleic acid encoding an enzyme or an enzyme itself in a cell, meansthat the enzyme, which may be an endogenous or exogenous (heterologous)enzyme, is produced in the cell. The term “overexpress”, in thesecontexts, means that the enzyme is produced at a higher level, i.e.,enzyme levels are increased, as compared to the wild type, in the caseof an endogenous enzyme. Those skilled in the art appreciate thatoverexpression of an enzyme can be achieved by increasing the strengthor changing the type of the promoter used to drive expression of acoding sequence, increasing the strength of the ribosome binding site orKozak sequence, increasing the stability of the mRNA transcript,altering the codon usage, increasing the stability of the enzyme, andthe like.

The term “expression vector” or “vector” refer to a nucleic acid and/ora composition comprising a nucleic acid that can be introduced into ahost cell, e.g., by transduction, transformation, or infection, suchthat the cell then produces (“expresses”) nucleic acids and/or proteinsother than those native to the cell, or in a manner not native to thecell, that are contained in or encoded by the nucleic acid sointroduced. Thus, an “expression vector” contains nucleic acids(ordinarily DNA) to be expressed by the host cell. Optionally, theexpression vector can be contained in materials to aid in achievingentry of the nucleic acid into the host cell, such as the materialsassociated with a virus, liposome, protein coating, or the like.Expression vectors suitable for use in various aspects and embodimentsinclude those into which a nucleic acid sequence can be, or has been,inserted, along with any preferred or required operational elements.Thus, an expression vector can be transferred into a host cell and,typically, replicated therein (although, one can also employ, in someembodiments, non-replicable vectors that provide for “transient”expression). In some embodiments, an expression vector that integratesinto chromosomal, mitochondrial, or plastid DNA is employed. In otherembodiments, an expression vector that replicates extrachromosomally isemployed. Typical expression vectors include plasmids, and expressionvectors typically contain the operational elements required fortranscription of a nucleic acid in the vector. Such plasmids, as well asother expression vectors, are described herein or are well known tothose of ordinary skill in the art.

The terms “ferment”, “fermentative”, and “fermentation” are used hereinto describe culturing host cells and microbes under conditions toproduce useful chemicals, including but not limited to conditions underwhich microbial growth, be it aerobic or anaerobic, occurs.

The term “heterologous” as used herein refers to a material that isnon-native to a cell. For example, a nucleic acid is heterologous to acell, and so is a “heterologous nucleic acid” with respect to that cell,if at least one of the following is true: (a) the nucleic acid is notnaturally found in that cell (that is, it is an “exogenous” nucleicacid); (b) the nucleic acid is naturally found in a given host cell(that is, “endogenous to”), but the nucleic acid or the RNA or proteinresulting from transcription and translation of this nucleic acid isproduced or present in the host cell in an unnatural (e.g., greater orlesser than naturally present) amount; (c) the nucleic acid comprises anucleotide sequence that encodes a protein endogenous to a host cell butdiffers in sequence from the endogenous nucleotide sequence that encodesthat same protein (having the same or substantially the same amino acidsequence), typically resulting in the protein being produced in agreater amount in the cell, or in the case of an enzyme, producing amutant version possessing altered (e.g., higher or lower or different)activity; and/or (d) the nucleic acid comprises two or more nucleotidesequences that are not found in the same relationship to each other inthe cell. As another example, a protein is heterologous to a host cellif it is produced by translation of RNA or the corresponding RNA isproduced by transcription of a heterologous nucleic acid; a protein isalso heterologous to a host cell if it is a mutated version of anendogenous protein, and the mutation was introduced by geneticengineering.

The terms “host cell” and “host microorganism” are used interchangeablyherein to refer to a living cell that can perform one or more steps ofthe cannabinoid pathway, e.g. and without limitation, convertingmalonyl-CoA and hexanoyl-CoA (or another acyl-CoA) to olivetol andolivetolic acid. A host cell can be (or is) transformed via insertion ofan expression vector. A host microorganism or cell as described hereinmay be a prokaryotic cell (e.g., a microorganism of the kingdomEubacteria) or a eukaryotic cell. As will be appreciated by one of skillin the art, a prokaryotic cell lacks a membrane-bound nucleus, while aeukaryotic cell has a membrane-bound nucleus. In certain instances, ahost cell is part of a multi-cellular organism.

Polyketide synthases (PKSs) are a family of multi-domain enzymes orenzyme complexes that produce polyketides, a large class of secondarymetabolites, in bacteria, fungi, plants, and a few animal lineages. Theterms “polyketide synthase”, “PKS”, “olivetol synthase” (“OLS” or “OS”),“tetraketide synthase”, TKS, and olivetolic synthase as described hereinor elsewhere typically refers to any enzyme capable of converting threemolecules of malonyl-CoA and one molecule of hexanoyl-CoA or anotheracyl-CoA to olivetol or an olivetol analog. A wild type example of anOLS is the native C. sativa OLS enzyme (UniProt ID: B1Q2B6; SEQ ID NO:1).

Sequence ID 1: OS MNHLRAEGPASVLATGTANPENILIQDEFPDYYFRVTKSEHMTQLKEKFRKICDKSMIRKRNCFLNEEHLKQNPRLVEHEMQTLDARQDMLVVEVPKLGKDACAKATKEWGQPKSKITHLIFTSASTTDMPGADYHCAKLLGLSPSVKRVMMYQLGCYGGGTVLRIAKDIAENNKGARVLAVCCDIMACLFRGPSDSDLELLVGQATFGDGAAAVIVGAEPDESVGERPIFELVSTGQTILPNSEGTIGGHIREAGLIFDLHKDVPMLISNNIEKCLIEAFTPIGISDWNSIFWITHPGGKATLDKVEEKLDLKKEKFVDSRHVLSEHGNMSSSTVLFVMDELRKRSLEEGKSTTGDGFEWGVLFGFGPGLTVERVVVRSVPIKY

Olivetolic acid cyclase (“OAC”, EC: 4.4.1.26) is a polyketide cyclasederived from C. sativa which functions in concert with an OLS enzyme ora tetraketide synthase (“TKS”) to form OLA. See, e.g.:

Sequence ID 2A: OAC MAVKHLIVLKFKDEITEAQKEEFFKTYVNLVNIIPAMKDVYWGKDVTQKKEEGYTHIVEVTFESVETIQDYIIHPAHVGFGDVYRSFWEKLLIFDYTPRK

The terms “cannabinoid pathway”, “cannabinoid production”, “cannabinoidcompound production”, “cannabinoid synthesis”, “THC synthesis”, and thelike, refer generally to a biosynthetic pathway that facilitates thesynthesis and production of olivetol, olivetolic acid, and olivetolicacid-derived compounds. This biosynthetic pathway utilizes a variety ofenzymes, catalysts, and intermediate compounds. For example,cannabigerolic acid synthase (EC: 2.5.1.102) is used to convert OA tocannabigerolic acid, which is a key intermediate acted upon by a varietyof enzymes during THC synthesis. Cannabidiolic acid synthase (EC:1.21.3.7) is used to convert cannabigerolic acid into cannabidiolicacid. Tetrahydrocannabinolic acid synthase (EC: 1.21.3.8) is used toconvert cannabigerolic acid into Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid. Acannabichromenic acid synthase is used to convert cannabigerolic acidinto cannabichromenic acid (CAS #20408-52-0). These three olivetolicacid-derived compounds (i.e., cannabidiolic acid,Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid, and cannabichromenic acid) arethemselves converted to even more diverse cannabinoids via a combinationof oxidation, decarboxylation, and isomerization reactions, which can becatalyzed using either biological or synthetic catalysts, or can alsooccur spontaneously following heating and/or application of UV light.For example, cannabidiol results from cannabidiolic aciddecarboxylation, Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol results fromΔ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid decarboxylation, and subsequentisomerization of Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol results inΔ⁶-tetrahydrocannabinol.

As used herein, “recombinant” refers to the alteration of geneticmaterial by human intervention. Typically, recombinant refers to themanipulation of DNA or RNA in a cell or virus or expression vector bymolecular biology (recombinant DNA technology) methods, includingcloning and recombination. Recombinant can also refer to manipulation ofDNA or RNA in a cell or virus by random or directed mutagenesis. A“recombinant” cell or nucleic acid can typically be described withreference to how it differs from a naturally occurring counterpart (the“wild type”). In addition, any reference to a cell or nucleic acid thathas been “engineered” or “modified” and variations of those terms, isintended to refer to a recombinant cell or nucleic acid.

The terms “transduce”, “transform”, “transfect”, and variations thereofas used herein refers to the introduction of one or more nucleic acidsinto a cell. For practical purposes, the nucleic acid must be stablymaintained or replicated by the cell for a sufficient period of time toenable the function(s) or product(s) it encodes to be expressed for thecell to be referred to as “transduced”, “transformed”, or “transfected”.As will be appreciated by those of skill in the art, stable maintenanceor replication of a nucleic acid may take place either by incorporationof the sequence of nucleic acids into the cellular chromosomal DNA,e.g., the genome, as occurs by chromosomal integration, or byreplication extrachromosomally, as occurs with a freely-replicatingplasmid. A virus can be stably maintained or replicated when it is“infective”: when it transduces a host microorganism, replicates, and(without the benefit of any complementary virus or vector) spreadsprogeny expression vectors, e.g., viruses, of the same type as theoriginal transducing expression vector to other microorganisms, whereinthe progeny expression vectors possess the same ability to reproduce.

DESCRIPTIVE EMBODIMENTS

In one aspect, provided herein is a process comprising:

contacting an aqueous phase comprising glucose and hexanoic acid or asalt thereof and an organic phase immiscible with the aqueous phase

with a heterologous microorganism comprising a Cannabis sativa olivetolsynthase (which is a tetraketide synthase, csOLS), Cannabis sativaolivetolic acid cyclase (csOAC), and a Cannabis sativa acyl activatingenzyme (csAAE)

to provide olivetol and olivetolic acid or a salt thereof,

wherein the olivetol and olivetolic acid is provided in a combinedamount of at least about 3 g/liter over about 4 to about 7 days.

In accordance with certain embodiments of this process, othermicroorganisms, such as those utilized herein are useful.

In one aspect, provided herein is a process comprising:

contacting an aqueous phase comprising glucose and butyric acid or asalt thereof and an organic phase immiscible with the aqueous phase

with a heterologous microorganism comprising a Cannabis sativa olivetolsynthase (which is a tetraketide synthase, csOLS), Cannabis sativaolivetolic acid cyclase (csOAC), and a Cannabis sativa acyl activatingenzyme (csAAE)

to provide divarin and/or divarinic acid or a salt thereof.

Other microorganisms, such as those utilize herein, utilized herein areuseful in accordance with certain embodiments of this process.

In one embodiment, the divarin and/or divarinic acid is provided in acombined amount of at least about 0.25-about 2 g/liter, or about0.5-about 1 g/liter over about 4 to about 7 days.

In one embodiment, the fermenting is performed in the absence ofgalactose. In another embodiment, the aqueous phase comprises galactose.

In one embodiment, the fermenting is performed in the absence ofgalactose. In another embodiment, the aqueous phase comprises galactose.

Organic Phase Immiscible With Aqueous Phase

In one embodiment, the organic phase immiscible with aqueous phase, orsimply the organic phase, comprises an alkane, an alcohol with carbonnumber greater than 4, an ester (such as isopropyl myristate), atriglyceride (including commercially available vegetable oils such assunflower oil, soybean oil, or olive oil), a diester (such as dialkylmalonate), a ketone, or a glyme. Other organic solvents immiscible withwater or the aqueous phase employed can be utilized. In anotherembodiment, the organic phase comprises isopropyl myristate. Suitablesolvents include without limitation, other esters, aromatic solvents,and the likes. In one embodiment, the organic phase comprises anaromatic solvent. Non limiting examples of aromatic hydrocarbon solventsinclude benzene, toluene, other alkylated benzenes, anisole and thelikes, and mixtures thereof. In one embodiment, the organic phasecomprises toluene.

In-situ liquid-liquid extraction (biphasic fermentation) is a strategythat can be employed in accordance with the present invention forphysical separation of product from microorganisms via partitioning intothe water immiscible organic liquid phase from an aqueous culture phase.The organic liquid phase or organic phase is present as either anoverlay if its density is less than that of the aqueous phase, or anunderlay if its density is greater than that of the aqueous phase.Certain properties of the overlay or underlay are considered forproduction of olivetolic acid/olivetol and other resorcinols such as offormulas IA and IB: (1) non-toxic or low toxicity for growth of the hoststrain, and/or (2) a favorable partition coefficient of the product inthe organic phase vs. the aqueous phase, and/or (3) preferably a lowerpartition coefficient for fed hexanoic acid (for olivetolicacid/olivetol) or other fatty acid such as RCO₂H (for other resorcinols)in the organic phase vs. the aqueous phase. Additional properties of theorganic phase enhance its suitability for downstream conversion, e.g.and without limitation, to cannabigerol and other cannabinoid compounds,including suitability as a solvent or co-solvent during downstreamprenylation or other reactions, and boiling point if downstreamseparation by distillation is employed.

The performance of various classes of organic phase compounds areprovided herein. Among the diesters tested, certain may be toxic togrowth under the test conditions. Certain diethyl esters were toxicunder the test conditions with the exception of modest growth by moststrains in the presence of diethyl sebacate and diethyl diethylmalonate(with glucose only, with galactose strains appeared to exhibitsubstantial lag). For malonate diesters, under the test conditions,di-cert-butyl malonate supported growth of all strains with glucoseaddition, again appearing toxic or to induce substantial lag withgalactose addition.

Increasing the dialkyl ester chain length from diethyl to diisopropyl todibutyl in a dialkyl adipate series reduced toxicity. Growth wasobserved with diisopropyl adipate and no apparent toxicity observed indibutyl adipate. Dibutyl sebacate was also completely non-inhibitory togrowth and accordingly, non-toxic. In certain embodiments, the minimumnon-toxic internal alkyl chain length of diethyl diesters is sebacate.In certain embodiments, shorter internal alkyl chain length down toadipate is possible with diisopropyl diesters.

For monoester compounds, under the test conditions, octyl acetate wastoxic and for the hexanoate series, growth was only observed startingwith hexyl hexanoate, which was moderately non-toxic. Isopropyloctanoate was moderately inhibitory but allowed for some growth. For thedecanoate series, methyl decanoate was moderately inhibitory to growthbut still allowed for growth. Texanol, a monoester alcohol(2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol monoisobutyrate), was inhibitory togrowth under the conditions tested.

However, ethyl decanoate and higher alkyl chains were increasinglynon-toxic. Both ethyl and butyl laurate were non-toxic, as well asmethyl and ethyl myristate. In certain embodiments, growth-suitablemonoester overlays for resorcinol or cannabinoid production includehexyl hexanoate or any higher chain length alkyl hexanoate ester, C₃chain-length or higher (e.g., and without limitation C₆-C₈ or higher)alkyl octanoate esters, and methyl (C₁) or higher (e.g., and withoutlimitation C₆-C₈ or higher) alkyl decanoates, laurates, or myristates.

In various embodiments, esters and diesters are employed as the organicphase in accordance with the present invention.

Fatty alcohols are mostly solids above C₁₀ saturated chain length.Decanol, a liquid, was toxic to growth under test conditions. However,oleyl alcohol supported robust growth. In certain embodiments, longerchain length (C₁₂ or higher) unsaturated fatty alcohols can be suitableoverlays supporting S. cerevisiae or another fermenting organism'sgrowth. In various embodiments, fatty alcohols, preferably C₁₂ or higheralcohols, are employed as the organic phase in accordance with thepresent invention.

In certain embodiments, alkanes and paraffins support robust growth.Lack of toxicity was observed for dodecane, tetradecane, hexadecane,light and heavy paraffin oils, and isopar M. In certain embodiments, C₁₂and higher paraffins are suitable overlays supporting S. cerevisiae oranother fermenting organism's growth. In various embodiments, fattyalcohols, preferably C₁₂ or higher alcohols, are employed as the organicphase in accordance with the present invention.

Certain triacylglycerols were tested, including tricaprylin, coconutoil, and canola oil (vegetable oils having different average chainlength compositions of fatty acid chains, with coconut oil beingpredominantly C₁₂-C₁₄ saturated fatty acids, and canola beingpredominantly C₁₆-C₁₈ and a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fattyacids). Tricaprylin, a synthetic oil containing three C₈ fatty acidchains, was fairly toxic, however allowed some growth of strains. Incertain embodiments, coconut and canola oil were non-toxic to growth.

Mixtures of isopropyl myristate (IPM) and isopar M with differentdiesters—dibasic esters (DBE), diethyl sebacate, and di-cert-butylmalonate were explored to investigate if lower percentage mixtures ofthese compounds in non-toxic IPM or isopar M would mitigate theirtoxicity toward growth of a microorganism such as S. cerevisiae, as theymay also advantageously alter partitioning properties of olivetolicacid, olivetol, and other analogues into the overlay and could offeradvantages with alternative downstream separations processes. Forexample, and without limitation, a DBE, which may be toxic by itself asan underlay, was much less toxic at concentrations of between 1 and 2.5%(v/v) in IPM and especially isopar M. Di-tert-butyl malonate alsoexhibited much lower toxicity at 1-10% (v/v), and particularly 1-2.5%(v/v), in IPM and isopar M. In certain embodiments, mixtures of longerchain monoesters or paraffins with moderately to very toxic diesters areuseful according to the present invention.

In another embodiment, the aqueous phase further comprises histidine. Inanother embodiment, the pH of the aqueous phase is at a pH of about 4 toabout 8.

In another embodiment, the olivetol and olivetolic acid is provided in acombined amount of at least about 4 g/liter over about 4 to about 7days. In another embodiment, the olivetol and olivetolic acid isprovided in a combined amount of at least about 4.5 g/liter over about 4to about 7 days. In another embodiment, the olivetol and olivetolic acidis provided in a combined amount of at least about 5 g/liter over about4 to about 7 days. In another embodiment, the olivetol and olivetolicacid is provided in a combined amount of at least about 7 g/liter overabout 4 to about 7 days. In another embodiment, the olivetol andolivetolic acid is provided in a combined amount of at least about 9g/liter over about 4 to about 7 days. In another embodiment, thecombined amount of olivetol and olivetolic acid provided herein, isprovided over 4 days. In another embodiment, the combined amount ofolivetol and olivetolic acid provided herein, is provided over 5 days.In another embodiment, the combined amount of olivetol and olivetolicacid provided herein, is provided over 6 days. In another embodiment,the combined amount of olivetol and olivetolic acid provided herein, isprovided over 7 days.

In one embodiment, the fermentation is performed in a semi-continuousmode (“fill-and-draw”). In another embodiment, the fermentation isperformed in a continuous mode. In one embodiment, the overall combinedproductivity of olivetol and olivetolic acid is greater than 0.3 g per Lof total volume (including aqueous and immiscible liquid phases) per dayof operation. In another embodiment, the fermentation is performed in atotal volume of 15 liters or a larger volume such as 1,000 liters,10,000 liters, 20,000 or 50,000 liters, or an even larger volume. Thecombined yield of 0 and OA obtained in such large scale fermentationperformed according to the present invention over 2-7 or 4-7 days, suchas over 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, or 7 days is unexpectedly high. In someembodiment, the combined amount of O/OA obtained, even in large scalefermentations, e.g., and without limitation in 10,000 litersfermentations, is about 7-about 10 g/liter. In some embodiment, thecombined amount of O/OA obtained, even in large scale fermentations,e.g., and without limitation in 20,000 liters fermentations, is about7-about 10 g/liter.

In one embodiment, the functional OLS has a Sequence ID 1. In anotherembodiment, the functional OLS has an at least 95% sequence identitywith Sequence ID 1. In another embodiment, the functional olivetolicacid cyclase has at least 50%, at least 75%, or at least 95% sequenceidentity to SEQ ID 1.

In one embodiment, the functional OAC has a Sequence ID 2A. In anotherembodiment, the functional OAC has an at least 95% sequence identitywith Sequence ID 2A. In another embodiment, the functional olivetolicacid cyclase has at least 50%, at least 75%, or at least 95% sequenceidentity to SEQ ID NO: 2A. In another embodiment, the functionalolivetolic acid cyclase is of SEQ ID NO: 2B. In another embodiment, thefunctional olivetolic acid cyclase has at least 50%, at least 75%, or atleast 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 2B.

SEQ ID NO: 2B MAVKHLIVLKFKDEITEAQKEEFFKTYVNLVNIIPAMKDVYWGKDVTQKNKEEGYTHIVEVTFESVETIQDYIIHPAHVGFGDVYRSFWEKLLIFDYTPR K.

In one embodiment, the functional AAE has a Sequence ID 3A. In anotherembodiment, the functional AAE has an at least 95% sequence identitywith Sequence ID 3A.

Sequence ID 3A: Cannabis sativa acyl activating enzyme (CsAAE1)MGKNYKSLDSVVASDFIALGITSEVAETLHGRLAEIVCNYGAATPQTWINIANHILSPDLPFSLHQMLFYGCYKDFGPAPPAWIPDPEKVKSTNLGALLEKRGKEFLGVKYKDPISSFSHFQEFSVRNPEVYWRTVLMDEMKISFSKDPECTLRRDDINNPGGSEWLPGGYLNSAKNCLNVNSNKKLNDTMIVWRDEGNDDLPLNKLTLDQLRKRVWLVGYALEEMGLEKGCATATDMPMHVDAVVIYLAIVLAGYVVVSIADSFSAPEISTRLRLSKAKATFTQDHIIRGKKRIPLYSRVVEAKSPMATVIPCSGSNIGAELRDGDISWDYFLERAKEFKNCEFTAREQPVDAYTNILFSSGTTGEPKATPWTQATPLKAAADGWSHLDIRKGDVIVWPTNLGWMMGPWLVYASLLNGASIALYNGSPLVSGFAKFVQDAKVTMLGVVPSIVRSWKSTNCVSGYDWSTIRCFSSSGEASNVDEYLWLMGRANYKPVIEMCGGTEIGGAFSAGSFLQAQSLSSFSSQCMGCTLYILDKNGYPMPKNKPGIGELALGPVMFGASKTLLNGNHHDVYFKGMPTLNGEVLRRHGDIFELTSNGYYHAHGRADDTMNIGGIKISSIEIERVCNEVDDRVFETTATGVPPLGGGPEQLVIFFVLKDSNDTTIDLNQLRLSFNLGLQKKLNPLFKVTRVVPLSSLP RTATNKIMRRVLRQQFSHFE

In another embodiment, the functional AAE polypeptide comprises an aminoacid sequence SEQ ID NO: 3B. In another embodiment, the functional AAEpolypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence that has at least 50%, atleast 75%, or at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3B. Inanother embodiment, the functional AAE polypeptide comprises an aminoacid sequence SEQ ID NO: 3C. In another embodiment, the functional AAEpolypeptide comprises an amino acid sequence that has at least 50%, atleast 75%, or at least 95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3C. Inanother embodiment, the functional AAE polypeptide comprises an aminoacid sequence that is SEQ ID NO: 3D. In another embodiment, thefunctional AAE polypeptide has at least 50%, at least 75%, or at least95% sequence identity to SEQ ID NO: 3D.

SEQ ID NO 3B: Cannabis sativa acyl activating enzyme (CsAAE3)MEKSGYGRDGIYRSLRPPLHLPNNNNLSMVSFLFRNSSSYPQKPALIDSETNQILSFSHFKSTVIKVSHGFLNLGIKKNDWLIYAPNSIHFPVCFLGIIASGATATTSNPLYTVSELSKQVKDSNPKLIITVPQLLEKVKGFNLPTILIGPDSEQESSSDKVMTFNDLVNLGGSSGSEFPIVDDFKQSDTAALLYSSGTTGMSKGWLTHKNFIASSLMVTMEQDLVGEMDNVFLCFLPMFHVFGLATITYAQLQRGNTVISARFDLEKMLKDVEKYVTHLWWPPVILALSKNSMVKFNLSSIKYIGSGAAPLGKDLMEECSKWPYGIVAQGYGMTETCGIVSMEDIRGGKRNSGSAGMLASGVEAQIVSVDTLKPLPPNQLGEIWVKGPNMMQGYFNNPQATKLTIDKKGWVHTGDLGYFDEDGHLYWDRIKELIKYKGFQVAPAELEGLLVSHPEILDAWIPFPDAEAGEVPVAYWRSPNSSL TENDVKKFIAGQVASFKRLRKVTFINSVPKSASGKILRRELIQKVRSNMSEQ ID NO 3C: Truncated Cannabis sativa acyl activating enzymeMEKSGYGRDGIYRSLRPPLHLPNNNNLSMVSFLFRNSSSYPQKPALIDSETNQILSFSHFKSTVIKVSHGFLNLGIKKNDWLIYAPNSIHFPVCFLGIIASGATATTSNPLYTVSELSKQVKDSNPKLIITVPQLLEKVKGFNLPTILIGPDSEQESSSDKVMTFNDLVNLGGSSGSEFPIVDDFKQSDTAALLYSSGTTGMSKGWLTHKNFIASSLMVTMEQDLVGEMDNVFLCFLPMFHVFGLATITYAQLQRGNTVISARFDLEKMLKDVEKYVTHLWWPPVILALSKNSMVKFNLSSIKYIGSGAAPLGKDLMEECSKWPYGIVAQGYGMTETCGIVSMEDIRGGKRNSGSAGMLASGVEAQIVSVDTLKPLPPNQLGEIWVKGPNMMQGYFNNPQATKLTIDKKGWVHTGDLGYFDEDGHLYWDRIKELIKYKGFQVAPAELEGLLVSHPEILDAWIPFPDAEAGEVPVAYWRSPNSSLTENDVKKFIAGQVASFKRLRKVTFINSVPKSASGKIL. SEQ ID NO 3D: Escherichia coli hexanoyl-CoAsynthetase amino acid sequenceMHPTGPHLGPDVLFRESNMKVTLTFNEQRRAAYRQQGLWGDASLADYWQQTARAMPDKIAVVDNHGASYTYSALDHAASCLANWMLAKGIESGDRIAFQLPGWCEFTVIYLACLKIGAVSVPLLPSWREAELVWVLNKCQAKMFFAPTLFKQTRPVDLILPLQNQLPQLQQIVGVDKLAPATSSLSLSQIIADNTSLTTAITTHGDELAAVLFTSGTEGLPKGVMLTHNNILASERAYCARLNLTWQDVFMMPAPLGHATGFLHGVTAPFLIGARSVLLDIFTPDACLALLEQQRCTCMLGATPFVYDLLNVLEKQPADLSALRFFLCGGTTIPKKVARECQQRGIKLLSVYGSTESSPHAVVNLDDPLSRFMHTDGYAAAGVEIKVVDDARKTLPPGCEGEEASRGPNVFMGYFDEPELTARALDEEGWYYSGDLCRMDEAGYIKITGRKKDIIVRGGENISSREVEDILLQHPKIHDACVVAMSDERLGERSCAYVVLKAPHHSLSLEEVVAFFSRKRVAKYKYPEHIVVIEKLPRTTSGKIQKFLLR KDIMRRLTQDVCEEIE

In one embodiment, the sequence identity is at least 50%. In anotherembodiment, the sequence identity is at least 75%. In anotherembodiment, the sequence identity is at least 95%.

In another embodiment, the sequence identity is at least 99% with aprotein sequence utilized herein. In another embodiment, the sequenceidentity is at least 99% with a nucleic acid sequence utilized herein.

In another embodiment, the heterologous microorganism isantibiotic-marker free. In another embodiment, the heterologousmicroorganism is an FAA2 (peroxisomal medium chain fatty acyl-CoAsynthetase) knock out or has a lowered FAA2 activity. In anotherembodiment, the heterologous microorganism is a PXA1 (part of theheterodimeric peroxisomal fatty acid and/or acyl-CoA ABC transportcomplex with PXA2) knockout or has a lowered PXA2 activity. In anotherembodiment, the heterologous microorganism is a PEX11 (peroxisomalprotein required for medium-chain fatty acid oxidation) knockout or hasa lowered PEX11 activity. In another embodiment, the heterologousmicroorganism is an ANT1 (peroxisomal adenine nucleotide transporter,which exchanges AMP generated in peroxisomes by acyl-CoA synthetases forATP, that is consumed in that reaction, from the cytosol) knockout orhas a lowered ANT1 activity.

In another embodiment, the microorganism is Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Inanother embodiment, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae comprises galactoseregulatable promoters for the heterologous genes (csOLS, csOAC, csAAE,and the likes). In another embodiment, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae doesnot include galactose regulatable promoters for the heterologous genes.In another embodiment, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae is haploid. Inanother embodiment, the Saccharomyces cerevisiae is diploid.

Initial construction of an olivetol/olivetolic acid (O/OA) producingline was done by introducing 3 genes (cannabis olivetol synthase csOLS,cannabis olivetolic acid cyclase csOAC, and a cannabis acyl-activatingenzyme csAAE1) from the Cannabis sativa plant under the control ofgenetic elements that are regulated by a galactose carbon source. It iswell known that galactose regulates gene expression in Saccharomycescerevisiae. Introduction of foreign genes into Saccharomyces cerevisiaecan be toxic to Saccharomyces cerevisiae for a variety of reasons. Oneway to regulate toxicity of foreign genes is to produce their expressionunder the control of galactose. Glucose is used under normalSaccharomyces cerevisiae growth conditions. However, during the courseof growth or at the beginning of growth, glucose can then be exchangedwith galactose to tightly control the expression of foreign genes.

The initial engineering of Saccharomyces cerevisiae was done byintroducing a gene fragment containing csOLS, csOAC, and csAAE1 underthe control of galactose regulatable elements called promoters. ThecsOLS and csOAC were physically linked to each other on the gene with agenetic element called T2A in all examples. In order to select forSaccharomyces cerevisiae cells that efficiently incorporated the foreignDNA, but removed Saccharomyces cerevisiae that had no foreign genes, amethod that allows growth on nutrient preferred media was utilized. Theprocess by which Saccharomyces cerevisiae uptake foreign DNA and stablyutilize the foreign DNA is called recombination. The final Saccharomycescerevisiae strains that took up the foreign DNA and utilized the DNA arecalled recombinants. Saccharomyces cerevisiae that did not undergorecombination is called wild type. The process of selecting in preferredmedia is defined as prototrophy rescue. In order to separaterecombinants from wild type we utilized prototrophy rescue. In somecases, recombinants we added foreign genes that contained geneticelements that controlled the resistance to antibiotics. Antibiotics suchas G418 or hygromycin will normally kill Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Insome instances, foreign genes were introduced into O/OA producing linesin order to rescue survival of G418 or hygromycin for the purpose ofremoving genes native to the Saccharomyces cerevisiae and allowing themto survive in antibiotics while decreasing the need for galactoseutilization.

Expression Vectors

In various aspects, provided herein is a recombinant host cell modifiedby genetic engineering as disclosed herein. In one embodiment, arecombinant polyketide synthase, such as an OLS enzyme, is introduced.In another embodiment, an aromatic prenyltransferase is introduced. Inanother embodiment, the modification increases the production ofmalonyl-CoA, hexanoyl-CoA or a R-CoA. In some embodiments, the host cellis engineered via recombinant DNA technology to express heterologousnucleic acids that encode a cannabinoid pathway enzyme such as an OLSenzyme, which is either a mutated version of a naturally occurringenzyme, or a non-naturally occurring enzyme as provided herein.

In one preferred embodiment, the invention includes methods ofgenerating a polynucleotide that expresses one or more of the SEQ IDsrelated to a mutant or modified OLS provided or utilized herein. Incertain preferred embodiments, the proteins of the invention areexpressed using any of a number of systems, such as in whole plants, aswell as plant cell and/or yeast suspension cultures. E.g., thepolynucleotide that encodes the OLS is placed under the control of apromoter that is functional in the desired host cell. An extremely widevariety of promoters may be available and can be used in the expressionvectors of the invention, depending on the particular application.Ordinarily, the promoter selected depends on the cell in which thepromoter is to be active. Other expression control sequences such asribosome binding sites, transcription termination sites and the like arealso optionally included.

Nucleic acid constructs provided and utilized herein include expressionvectors that comprise nucleic acids encoding one or more polyketidesynthase enzymes. The nucleic acids encoding the enzymes are operablylinked to promoters and optionally other control sequences such that thesubject enzymes are expressed in a host cell containing the expressionvector when cultured under suitable conditions. The promoters andcontrol sequences employed depend on the host cell selected for theproduction of olivetol, olivetolic acid (OLA or OA), OLA-derivedcompound, or another cannabinoid or cannabinoid derivative. Thus, theinvention provides not only expression vectors but also nucleic acidconstructs useful in the construction of expression vectors. Methods fordesigning and making nucleic acid constructs and expression vectorsgenerally are well known to those skilled in the art and so are onlybriefly reviewed herein.

Nucleic acids encoding the polyketide synthase enzymes can be preparedby any suitable method known to those of ordinary skill in the art,including, for example, direct chemical synthesis and cloning. Further,nucleic acid sequences for use in the invention can be obtained fromcommercial vendors that provide de novo synthesis of the nucleic acids.

A nucleic acid encoding the desired enzyme can be incorporated into anexpression vector by known methods that include, for example, the use ofrestriction enzymes to cleave specific sites in an expression vector,e.g., plasmid, thereby producing an expression vector of the invention.Some restriction enzymes produce single stranded ends that may beannealed to a nucleic acid sequence having, or synthesized to have, aterminus with a sequence complementary to the ends of the cleavedexpression vector. The ends are then covalently linked using anappropriate enzyme, e.g., DNA ligase. DNA linkers may be used tofacilitate linking of nucleic acids sequences into an expression vector.

A set of individual nucleic acid sequences can also be combined byutilizing polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based methods known to thoseof skill in the art. For example, each of the desired nucleic acidsequences can be initially generated in a separate PCR. Thereafter,specific primers are designed such that the ends of the PCR productscontain complementary sequences. When the PCR products are mixed,denatured, and reannealed, the strands having the matching sequences attheir 3′ ends overlap and can act as primers for each other. Extensionof this overlap by DNA polymerase produces a molecule in which theoriginal sequences are “spliced” together. In this way, a series ofindividual nucleic acid sequences may be joined and subsequentlytransduced into a host cell simultaneously. Thus, expression of each ofthe plurality of nucleic acid sequences is affected.

A typical expression vector contains the desired nucleic acid sequencepreceded and optionally followed by one or more control sequences orregulatory regions, including a promoter and, when the gene product is aprotein, ribosome binding site, e.g., a nucleotide sequence that isgenerally 3-9 nucleotides in length and generally located 3-11nucleotides upstream of the initiation codon that precede the codingsequence, which is followed by a transcription terminator in the case ofE. coli or other prokaryotic hosts. See Shine et al., Nature 254:34(1975) and Steitz, in Biological Regulation and Development: GeneExpression (ed. R. F. Goldberger), vol. 1, p. 349 (1979) PlenumPublishing, N.Y. In the case of eukaryotic hosts like yeast, a typicalexpression vector contains the desired nucleic acid coding sequencepreceded by one or more regulatory regions, along with a Kozak sequenceto initiate translation and followed by a terminator. See Kozak, Nature308:241-246 (1984).

Regulatory regions or control sequences include, for example, thoseregions that contain a promoter and an operator. A promoter is operablylinked to the desired nucleic acid coding sequence, thereby initiatingtranscription of the nucleic acid sequence via an RNA polymerase. Anoperator is a sequence of nucleic acids adjacent to the promoter, whichcontains a protein-binding domain where a transcription factor can bind.Transcription factors activate or repress transcription initiation froma promoter. In this way, control of transcription is accomplished, basedupon the particular regulatory regions used and the presence or absenceof the corresponding transcription factor. Non-limiting examples forprokaryotic expression include lactose promoters (LacI repressor proteinchanges conformation when contacted with lactose, thereby preventing theLacI repressor protein from binding to the operator) and tryptophanpromoters (when complexed with tryptophan, TrpR repressor protein has aconformation that binds the operator; in the absence of tryptophan, theTrpR repressor protein has a conformation that does not bind to theoperator). Non-limiting examples of promoters to use for eukaryoticexpression include pTDH3, pTEF1, pTEF2, pRNR2, pRPL18B, pREV1, pGAL1,pGAL10, pGAPDH, pCUP1, pMET3, pPGK1, pPYK1, pHXT7, pPDC1, pFBA1, pTDH2,pPGl1, pPDC1, pTPI1, pENO2, pADH1, and pADH2. As will be appreciated bythose of ordinary skill in the art, a variety of expression vectors andcomponents thereof are useful.

Although any suitable expression vector are useful to incorporate thedesired sequences, readily available expression vectors include, withoutlimitation: plasmids, such as pESC, pTEF, p414CYC1, p414GALS, pSC101,pBR322, pBBR1MCS-3, pUR, pEX, pMR100, pCR4, pBAD24, pUC19, pRS series;and bacteriophages, such as M13 phage and X phage. Of course, suchexpression vectors may only be suitable for particular host cells or forexpression of particular polyketide synthases. One of ordinary skill inthe art, however, can readily determine through routine experimentationwhether any particular expression vector is suited for any given hostcell or protein. For example, the expression vector can be introducedinto the host cell, which is then monitored for viability and expressionof the sequences contained in the vector. In addition, relevant textsand literature describe expression vectors and their suitability to anyparticular host cell. In addition to the use of expression vectors,strains are built where expression cassettes are directly integratedinto the host genome.

The expression vectors are introduced or transferred, e.g., bytransduction, transfection, or transformation, into the host cell. Suchmethods for introducing expression vectors into host cells are wellknown to those of ordinary skill in the art. For example, one method fortransforming P. kudriavzevii with an expression vector involves acalcium chloride treatment wherein the expression vector is introducedvia a calcium precipitate.

For identifying whether a nucleic acid has been successfully introducedor into a host cell, a variety of methods are available. For example,potentially transformed host cells in a culture are separated, using asuitable dilution, into individual cells and thereafter individuallygrown and tested for expression of a desired gene product of a genecontained in the introduced nucleic acid. For example, an often-usedpractice involves the selection of cells based upon antibioticresistance that has been conferred by antibiotic resistance-conferringgenes in the expression vector, such as the beta lactamase (amp),aminoglycoside phosphotransferase (neo), and hygromycinphosphotransferase (hyg, hph, hpt) genes.

In one embodiment, a host cell of the disclosure is transformed with atleast one expression vector. When only a single expression vector isused, the vector will typically contain a polyketide synthase gene. Oncethe host cell has been transformed with the expression vector, the hostcell is cultured in a suitable medium containing a carbon source, suchas a sugar (e.g., glucose). As the host cell is cultured, expression ofthe polyketide synthase enzyme(s) occurs. Once expressed, these OLS(s)and other enzymes provided and utilized herein convert three moleculesof malonyl-CoA and one molecule of hexanoyl-CoA or R-CoA, wherein R isdefined as herein, to olivetol or a compound of formula (I).

If a host cell of the invention is to include more than one heterologousgene, the multiple genes can be expressed from one or more vectors. Forexample, a single expression vector can comprise one, two, or more genesencoding one, two, or more mutant OLS enzyme(s), other enzymes of thecannabinoid pathway, e.g., improved malonyl-CoA production,hexanoyl-CoA, or R-CoA production, etc. The heterologous genes can becontained in a vector replicated episomally or in a vector integratedinto the host cell genome, and where more than one vector is employed,then all vectors may replicate episomally (extrachromasomally), or allvectors may integrate, or some may integrate and some may replicateepisomally. While a “gene” is generally composed of a single promoterand a single coding sequence, in certain host cells, two or more codingsequences are controlled by one promoter in an operon. In someembodiments, a two or three operon system is used.

In some embodiments, the coding sequences employed have been modified,relative to some reference sequence, to reflect the codon preference ofa selected host cell. Codon usage tables for numerous organisms arereadily available and can be used to guide sequence design. The use ofprevalent codons of a given host organism generally improves translationof the target sequence in the host cell. As one non-limiting example, insome embodiments the subject nucleic acid sequences will be modified foryeast codon preference (see, for example, Bennetzen et al., J. Biol.Chem. 257: 3026-3031 (1982)). In some embodiments, the nucleotidesequences will be modified for P. kudriavzevii codon preference (see,for example, Nakamura et al., Nucleic Acids Res. 28:292 (2000)). Inother embodiments, the nucleotide sequences are modified to includecodons optimized for S. cerevisiae codon preference.

Nucleic acids can be prepared by a variety of routine recombinanttechniques. Briefly, the subject nucleic acids can be prepared fromgenomic DNA fragments, cDNAs, and RNAs, all of which can be extracteddirectly from a cell or recombinantly produced by various amplificationprocesses including but not limited to PCR and rt-PCR. Subject nucleicacids can also be prepared by a direct chemical synthesis.

The nucleic acid transcription levels in a host microorganism can beincreased (or decreased) using numerous techniques. For example, thecopy number of the nucleic acid can be increased through use of highercopy number expression vectors comprising the nucleic acid sequence, orthrough integration of multiple copies of the desired nucleic acid intothe host microorganism's genome. Non-limiting examples of integrating adesired nucleic acid sequence onto the host chromosome includerecA-mediated recombination, lambda phage recombinase-mediatedrecombination and transposon insertion. Nucleic acid transcript levelscan be increased by changing the order of the coding regions on apolycistronic mRNA or breaking up a polycistronic operon into multiplepoly- or mono-cistronic operons each with its own promoter. RNA levelscan be increased (or decreased) by increasing (or decreasing) thestrength of the promoter to which the protein-coding region is operablylinked.

The translation level of a desired polypeptide sequence in a hostmicroorganism can also be increased in a number of ways. Non-limitingexamples include increasing the mRNA stability, modifying the ribosomebinding site (or Kozak) sequence, modifying the distance or sequencebetween the ribosome binding site (or Kozak sequence) and the startcodon of the nucleic acid sequence coding for the desired polypeptide,modifying the intercistronic region located 5′ to the start codon of thenucleic acid sequence coding for the desired polypeptide, stabilizingthe 3′-end of the mRNA transcript, modifying the codon usage of thepolypeptide, altering expression of low-use/rare codon tRNAs used in thebiosynthesis of the polypeptide. Determination of preferred codons andlow-use/rare codon tRNAs can be based on a sequence analysis of genesderived from the host microorganism.

The polypeptide half-life, or stability, can be increased throughmutation of the nucleic acid sequence coding for the desiredpolypeptide, resulting in modification of the desired polypeptidesequence relative to the control polypeptide sequence. When the modifiedpolypeptide is an enzyme, the activity of the enzyme in a host isaltered due to increased solubility in the host cell, improved functionat the desired pH, removal of a domain inhibiting enzyme activity,improved kinetic parameters (lower Km or higher k_(cat) values) for thedesired substrate, removal of allosteric regulation by an intracellularmetabolite, and the like. Altered/modified enzymes can also be isolatedthrough random mutagenesis of an enzyme, such that the altered/modifiedenzyme can be expressed from an episomal vector or from a recombinantgene integrated into the genome of a host microorganism.

Host Cells

Provided herein are host cells, preferably recombinant host cells, morepreferably heterologous recombinant host cells for performing one ormore steps of the cannabinoid pathway. In some embodiments, therecombinant host cell is a eukaryote. In various embodiments, theeukaryote is a yeast strain selected from the non-limiting list ofexample genera: Candida, Cryptococcus, Hansenula, Issatchenkia,Kluyveromyces, Komagataella, Lipomyces, Pichia, Rhodosporidium,Rhodotorula, Saccharomyces, or Yarrowia. Those skilled in the art willrecognize that these genera broadly encompass yeast, including thosedistinguished as oleaginous yeast. In some embodiments, the host cell isSaccharomyces cerevisiae. In other embodiments, the host cell is Pichiakudriavzevii. In other embodiments of the invention, the eukaryotic hostcell is a fungus or algae. In yet other embodiments, the recombinanthost cell is a prokaryote selected from the non-limited example genera:Bacillus, Clostridium, Corynebacterium, Escherichia, Pseudomonas,Rhodobacter, and Streptomyces. In various embodiments, the host cell isP. kudriavzevii.

In one embodiment, the host cell is part of a multicellular organism. Inone embodiment, the multicellular organism is a plant. In oneembodiment, the plant is a cannabis plant. In one embodiment, the plantis a tobacco plant.

As utilized herein, a number of genetic modifications are further usefulfor increasing microbial biosynthesis of malonyl-CoA. For example, insome embodiments a host cell provided or utilized herein is furtherengineered to include a genetic modification useful for convertingpyruvate to malonyl-CoA, wherein the genetic modification producesand/or provides a pyruvate decarboxylase, an acetaldehyde dehydrogenase,an acetyl-CoA synthetase, an acetyl-CoA carboxylase, and a carbonicanhydrase.

In some embodiments, an engineered host cell provided or utilized hereinis a Saccharomyces cerevisiae host cell. In some embodiments, anengineered host cell comprises heterologous enzymes that areoverexpressed to increase malonyl-CoA production, thereby facilitatingproduction of olivetol, OLA, OLA-derived compound, or anothercannabinoid or cannabinoid derivative. In some embodiments, theengineered host cell comprises heterologous enzymes selected from thegroup consisting of an acetyl Co-A carboxylase, such as P. kudriavzeviiacetyl-CoA carboxylase, S. cerevisiae aldehyde dehydrogenase, Yarrowialipolytica acetyl-CoA synthetase, and S. cerevisiae pyruvatedecarboxylase.

In some embodiments, the host cell is a Saccharomyces cerevisiae hostcell. In some embodiments, a yeast host cell expressing an OLS is usedto produce olivetol, OLA, OLA-derived compound, or another cannabinoidor cannabinoid derivative. In some embodiments, an oleaginous yeast hostcell expressing an OLS is used to produce olivetol, OLA, OLA-derivedcompound, or another cannabinoid or cannabinoid derivative.

Also provided herein is a mutated OLS comprising a mutated active site,vectors for expressing the mutant, and host cells that express themutant. In another embodiment, the host cell further produces olivetol,OLA, OLA-derived compound, or another cannabinoid or cannabinoidderivative. Introduction of mutations in the region comprising D198 toG209 of OLA increases the turnover rate (i.e., k_(cat) values) of themutated OLS. One or more point mutations at amino acid positions D198 toG209 can be introduced alone or in any desired combination. In theseembodiments, the recombinant host cell can be, without limitation, a P.kudriavzevii or yeast, including but not limited to S. cerevisiae orother yeast, host cell.

In some aspects, provided herein are recombinant host cells, preferablyhost cells suitable for producing olivetol (including OLA and/orOLA-derived compounds) and other cannabinoids and cannabinoidderivatives in accordance with the methods provided herein, the hostcells comprising one or more heterologous OLS enzymes, preferably OLSenzymes having an increased k_(cat) value as compared to wild type orhomologous OLS enzymes, wherein the recombinant host cells provideincrease olivetol titer, yield, and/or productivity relative to a hostcell not comprising a heterologous OLS enzyme. In some aspects, providedherein are recombinant host cells suitable for producing olivetol inaccordance with the methods of the invention comprising increasedmalonyl-CoA biosynthesis. In some aspects, provided herein arerecombinant host cells suitable for producing olivetol in accordancewith the methods of the invention comprising increased hexanoyl-CoAsynthetase biosynthesis. In some aspects, provided herein arerecombinant host cells suitable for producing olivetol in accordancewith the methods of the invention comprising increased pyruvatedehydrogenase biosynthesis. In some aspects, provided herein arerecombinant host cells suitable for producing olivetol in accordancewith the methods of the invention comprising increased acetaldehydedehydrogenase biosynthesis. In some aspects, provided herein arerecombinant host cells suitable for producing olivetol in accordancewith the methods of the invention comprising increased acetyl-CoAsynthetase biosynthesis. In some aspects, provided herein arerecombinant host cells suitable for producing olivetol in accordancewith the methods of the invention comprising increased acetyl-CoAcarboxylase biosynthesis. In some aspects, provided herein arerecombinant host cells suitable for producing olivetol in accordancewith the methods of the invention comprising increased carbonicanhydrase biosynthesis.

In accordance with the invention, increased olivetol titer, yield,and/or productivity can be achieved through increased OLS enzymaticactivity, which may require increased malonyl-CoA biosynthesis, and theinvention provides host cells, vectors, enzymes, and methods relatingthereto. Malonyl-CoA is produced in host cells through the activity ofan acetyl-CoA carboxylase (EC 6.4.1.2) catalyzing the formation ofmalonyl-CoA from acetyl-CoA and carbon dioxide. The invention providesrecombinant host cells for producing olivetol that express aheterologous acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC). In some embodiments, the hostcell is a S. cerevisiae cell comprising a heterologous S. cerevisiaeacetyl-CoA carboxylase ACC1 or an enzyme homologous thereto. In someembodiments, the host cell modified for heterologous expression of anACC such as S. cerevisiae ACC1 is further modified to eliminate ACC1post-translational regulation by genetic modification of S. cerevisiaeSNF1 protein kinase or an enzyme homologous thereto. The disclosure alsoprovides a recombinant host cell suitable for producing olivetol inaccordance with the invention that is an E. coli cell that comprises aheterologous nucleic acid coding for expression of E. coli acetyl-CoAcarboxylase complex proteins AccA, AccB, AccC and AccD or one or moreenzymes homologous thereto.

Thus, in one aspect of the invention, the recombinant host cellcomprises a heterologous nucleic acid encoding a mutant OLS enzyme oranother mutant cannabinoid pathway enzyme, that results in increasedproduction of olivetol, OLA, OLA-derived compound, or anothercannabinoid or cannabinoid derivative relative to host cells notcomprising the mutant OLS enzyme and/or an OLS enzyme.

Thus, in accordance with the invention an OLS enzyme other than, or inaddition to, OLS derived from C. sativa can be used for biologicalsynthesis of olivetol, OLA, OLA-derived compound, or another cannabinoidor cannabinoid derivative in a recombinant host. In some embodiments,the recombinant host is P. kudriavzevii. In some embodiments, therecombinant host is S. cerevisiae. In other embodiments, the recombinanthost is E. coli. In other embodiments, the recombinant host is a yeastother than P. kudriavzevii. In various embodiments, the host is modifiedto express a mutated OLS enzyme and/or an OLS enzyme provided orutilized herein. In various embodiments, the host is further modified toexpress one or more heterologous enzymes that are overexpressed toincrease malonyl-CoA production. In various embodiments, the host isfurther modified to express or overexpress a functional hexanoyl-CoAsynthetase.

Moreover, additional enzymes and catalysts other than those specificallydisclosed herein can be utilized in mutated or heterologously expressedform. It will be well understood to those skilled in the art in view ofthis disclosure how other appropriate enzymes can be identified,modified, and expressed to achieve the desired olivetol, OLA,OLA-derived compound, or another cannabinoid or cannabinoid derivativeproduction, as disclosed herein.

In one aspect, provided herein are recombinant host cells suitable forbiological production of cannabinoids and derivatives, such as withoutlimitation olivetol, OLA, OLA-derived compound, or another cannabinoidor cannabinoid derivative. Any suitable host cell is useful in practiceof the methods provided herein. In some embodiments, the host cell is arecombinant host microorganism in which nucleic acid molecules have beeninserted, deleted or modified (i.e., mutated; e.g., by insertion,deletion, substitution, and/or inversion of nucleotides), either toproduce olivetol, or to increase yield, titer, and/or productivity ofolivetol relative to a “wild type”, “control cell”, “parental cell”, or“reference cell”. A “control cell” can be used for comparative purposes,and is typically a wild type or recombinant parental cell that does notcontain one or more of the modification(s) made to the host cell ofinterest.

In some embodiments, the invention provides a recombinant host cell thathas been modified to produce one or more enzymes that facilitatemalonyl-CoA production. In some embodiments, the invention provides arecombinant host cell that has been modified to produce one or moreenzymes of the cannabinoid pathway. In some embodiments, the inventionprovides a recombinant host cell that has been modified to produce anOLS, such as, without limitation, an engineered or modified OLS, forexample, olivetol synthase, having improved k_(cat) values. In someembodiments, the invention provides a recombinant host cell that hasbeen modified to produce an OLS, such as, without limitation, anengineered or modified OLS having improved solubility in the host. Insome embodiments, the invention provides a recombinant host cell thathas been modified to produce an OLS, such as, without limitation, anengineered or modified OLS or having improved stability in the host.Thus, various embodiments of the invention provide recombinant hostcells capable of producing increased amounts of olivetol, OLA,OLA-derived compound, or another cannabinoid or cannabinoid derivative(i.e., product) per unit time. Accordingly, various embodiments of theinvention provide recombinant host cells capable of achieving highertiters of product over shorter fermentation run times.

With respect to production titer levels, the recombinant host cellsprovided or utilized herein produce titer levels that exceed productiontiter levels of control cells. In some embodiments, the recombinant hostcells provided or utilized herein produce titer levels that are suitablefor commercial production, for example approximately 1-20 g/L, such as2-10 g/L or 3-8 g/L, or greater. The recombinant host cells describedherein promote high titer levels of product(s) in at least two ways.First, the recombinant host cells produce mutated OLS enzymes havingimproved synthetase kinetics (i.e., an increase in k_(cat)), whichallows for faster product production, thereby increasing the rate andease at which a desired titer level can be achieved. Secondly, thematerials and methods provided or utilized herein provide and facilitatein situ extraction of the product into an organic phase, as describedbelow. By adding the organic phase directly to the broth during thefermentation, the product can be quickly and continuously separated fromthe fermentation process, thereby decreasing undesirable effects of theproduct on the fermentation process, such as toxicity and productinhibition feedback on the pathway enzymes, thereby further increasingthe titer levels of the product(s). Additionally, various geneticmodifications provided or utilized herein are useful for increasing theprovision of malonyl-CoA, which is a substrate for OLS.

In one embodiment, provided herein are recombinant yeast cells suitablefor the production of cannabinoids and derivatives such as, withoutlimitation, olivetol, at levels sufficient for subsequent purificationand use as described herein. Yeast host cells are excellent host cellsfor construction of recombinant metabolic pathways comprisingheterologous enzymes catalyzing production of small molecule products.There are established molecular biology techniques and nucleic acidsencoding genetic elements necessary for construction of yeast expressionvectors, including, but not limited to, promoters, origins ofreplication, antibiotic resistance markers, auxotrophic markers,terminators, and the like. Second, techniques for integration of nucleicacids into the yeast chromosome are well established. Yeast also offersa number of advantages as an industrial fermentation host. Yeast cantolerate high concentrations of organic acids and maintain cellviability at low pH and can grow under both aerobic and anaerobicculture conditions, and there are established fermentation broths andfermentation protocols. The ability of a strain to propagate and/orproduce desired product under low pH provides a number of advantages.First, this characteristic provides tolerance to the environment createdby the production of malonic acid. Second, from a process standpoint,the ability to maintain a low pH environment limits the number oforganisms that are able to contaminate and spoil a batch.

In some embodiments of the invention, the recombinant host cellcomprising a heterologous nucleic acid provided or utilized herein is aeukaryote. In various embodiments, the eukaryote is a yeast selectedfrom the non-limiting list of genera; Saccharomyces, Candida,Cryptococcus, Hansenula, Issatchenki, Kluyveromyces, Komagataella,Lipomyces, Pichia, Rhodosporidium, Rhodotorula, or Yarrowia species. Invarious embodiments, the yeast is of a species selected from the groupconsisting of Candida albicans, Candida ethanolica, Candida krusei,Candida methanosorbosa, Candida sonorensis, Candida tropicalis,Cryptococcus curvatus, Hansenula polymorpha, Issatchenkia orientalis,Kluyveromyces lactis, Kluyveromyces marxianus, Kluyveromycesthermotolerans, Komagataella pastoris, Lipomyces starkeyi, Pichiaangusta, Pichia deserticola, Pichia galeiformis, Pichia kodamae, Pichiakudriavzevii, Pichia membranaefaciens, Pichia methanolica, Pichiapastoris, Pichia salictaria, Pichia stipitis, Pichia thermotolerans,Pichia trehalophila, Rhodosporidium toruloides, Rhodotorula glutinis,Rhodotorula graminis, Saccharomyces bayanus, Saccharomyces boulardi,Saccharomyces cerevisiae, Saccharomyces kluyveri, and Yarrowialipolytica. One skilled in the art will recognize that this listencompasses yeast in the broadest sense, including both oleaginous andnon-oleaginous strains.

Other recombinant host cells provided or utilized herein include withoutlimitation, eukaryotic, prokaryotic, and archaea cells. Illustrativeexamples of eukaryotic cells include, but are not limited to:Aspergillus niger, Aspergillus oryzae, Crypthecodinium cohnii,Cunninghamella japonica, Entomophthora coronata, Mortierella alpina,Mucor circinelloides, Neurospora crassa, Pythium ultimum, Schizochytriumlimacinum, Thraustochytrium aureum, Trichoderma reesei andXanthophyllomyces dendrorhous. In general, if a eukaryotic cell is used,a non-pathogenic strain is employed. Illustrative examples ofnon-pathogenic strains include but are not limited to: Pichia pastorisand Saccharomyces cerevisiae. In addition, certain strains, includingSaccharomyces cerevisiae, have been designated by the Food and DrugAdministration as Generally Regarded As Safe (or GRAS) and so can beconveniently employed in various embodiments of the methods of theinvention.

Illustrative and non-limiting examples of recombinant prokaryotic hostcells provided or utilized herein include, Bacillus subtilis,Brevibacterium ammoniagenes, Clostridium beigerinckii, Corynebacteriumglutamicum, Escherichia coli, Enterobacter sakazakii, Lactobacillusacidophilus, Lactococcus lactis, Mesorhizobium loti, Pseudomonasaeruginosa, Pseudomonas putida, Rhodobacter capsulatus, Rhodobactersphaeroides, Salmonella enterica, Salmonella typhi, Salmonellatyphimurium, Shigella flexneri, Staphylococcus aureus, Streptomycesambofaciens, Streptomyces aureofaciens, Streptomyces aureus,Streptomyces fungicidicus, Streptomyces griseochromogenes, Streptomycesgriseus, Streptomyces lividans, Streptomyces olivogriseus, Streptomycesrameus, Streptomyces tanashiensis, and Streptomyces vinaceus. Certain ofthese cells, including Bacillus subtilis, Corynebacterium glutamicum,and Lactobacillus acidophilus, have been designated by the Food and DrugAdministration as Generally Regarded As Safe (or GRAS) and so areemployed in various embodiments of the methods of the invention. Whiledesirable from public safety and regulatory standpoints, GRAS statusdoes not impact the ability of a host strain to be used in the practiceof this invention; hence, non-GRAS and even pathogenic organisms areincluded in the list of illustrative host strains suitable for use inthe practice of this invention.

Escherichia coli and Corynebacterium glutamicum are suitable prokaryotichost cells for metabolic pathway construction. Wild type E. coli cancatabolize both pentose and hexose sugars as carbon sources. Providedherein are variety of E. coli host cells suitable for the production ofmalonate as described herein. In various embodiments, the recombinanthost cell comprising a heterologous nucleic acid provided or utilizedherein is an E. coli cell. In various embodiments of the methods of theinvention, the recombinant host cell comprising a heterologous nucleicacid provided or utilized herein is a C. glutamicum cell.

Fermentation

In one embodiment, the fermentation is performed at a pH of about 5-6,preferably at about 5.5. In one embodiment, the fermentation isperformed at a temperature of about 30° C. In one embodiment, theorganic solvent immiscible with aqueous phase employed in thefermentation is loaded at about 26% of total fermentation tank volume.In one embodiment, the organic solvent immiscible with aqueous phaseemployed in the fermentation is loaded at about 40% of initialfermentation tank volume. In one embodiment, Isopropyl myristate is theaqueous phase immiscible organic solvent. In one embodiment, the aqueousphase immiscible organic solvent is added about 12 to about 36 hourspost inoculation.

In one embodiment, the fermentation is performed wherein the compound offormula RCO₂H or a salt thereof is present in an amount of 0.1-0.3moles/500 g of glucose in feed. In one embodiment, the fermentation isperformed wherein the compound of formula RCO₂H or a salt thereof ispresent in an amount of 0.14-0.25 moles/500 g of glucose in feed. In oneembodiment, the fermentation is performed wherein the compound offormula RCO₂H or a salt thereof is present in an amount of 0.14-0.21moles/500 g of glucose in feed. In one embodiment, the fermentation isperformed wherein the sodium hexanoate/glucose in feed ratio was in therange of about 20 to about 28 g sodium hexanoate/500 g glucose. In oneembodiment, the fermentation is performed wherein the sodiumhexanoate/glucose in feed ratio was in the range of about 23 to about 28g sodium hexanoate/500 g glucose.

In one embodiment, the oxygen transmission rate (OTR) is about 60-about80 mmoles/L/hr. In one embodiment, an oxygen uptake rate (OUR) of about100-about 110 mmoles/L/hr is achieved. In one embodiment, the pulseparameter was about 1.7 g glucose/L initial tank volume/pulse with afeed rate of about 10 g/L of initial tank volume/hr. In one embodiment,the batch glucose concentration employed in the fermentation was about10-about 20 g/L.

Synthesis, Utilization, and Purification of Cannabinoids and Derivatives

In some aspects, provided herein are methods of producing a cannabinoid,a cannabinoid derivative, a cannabinoid precursor, or a cannabinoidprecursor derivative. In some embodiments, the methods may involveculturing a genetically modified host cell of the present disclosure ina suitable medium and recovering the produced cannabinoid, thecannabinoid precursor, the cannabinoid precursor derivative, or thecannabinoid derivative. The methods may also involve cell-freeproduction of cannabinoids, cannabinoid precursors, cannabinoidprecursor derivatives, or cannabinoid derivatives using one or morepolypeptides disclosed herein expressed or overexpressed by agenetically modified host cell of the disclosure.

In some embodiments, provided herein are methods of producing acannabinoid or a cannabinoid derivative. The methods may involveculturing a genetically modified host cell of the present disclosure ina suitable medium and recovering the produced cannabinoid or cannabinoidderivative. The methods may also involve cell-free production ofcannabinoids or cannabinoid derivatives using one or more polypeptidesdisclosed herein expressed or overexpressed by a genetically modifiedhost cell of the disclosure.

Cannabinoids, cannabinoid derivatives, cannabinoid precursors, orcannabinoid precursor derivatives that can be produced according to thepresent disclosure may include, but are not limited to, cannabichromene(CBC) type (e.g., cannabichromenic acid), cannabigerol (CBG) type (e.g.,cannabigerolic acid), cannabidiol (CBD) type (e.g., cannabidiolic acid),Δ⁹-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ⁹-THC) type (e.g.,Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid), Δ⁸-trans-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ⁸-THC)type, cannabicyclol (CBL) type, cannabielsoin (CBE) type, cannabinol(CBN) type, cannabinodiol (CBND) type, cannabitriol (CBT) type,olivetolic acid, GPP, derivatives of any of the foregoing, and others aslisted in Elsohly M. A. and Slade D., Life Sci. 2005 Dec. 22;78(5):539-48. Epub 2005 Sep. 30.

Cannabinoids or cannabinoid derivatives that can be produced with themethods or genetically modified host cells of the present disclosure mayalso include, but are not limited to, cannabigerolic acid (CBGA),cannabigerolic acid monomethylether, (CBGAM), cannabigerol (CBG),cannabigerol monomethylether (CBGM), cannabigerovarinic acid (CBGVA),cannabigerovarin (CBGV), cannabichromenic acid (CBCA), cannabichromene(CBC), cannabichromevarinic acid (CBCVA), cannabichromevarin (CBCV),cannabidiolic acid (CBDA), cannabidiol (CBD), cannabidiolmonomethylether (CBDM), cannabidiol-C₄ (CBD-C₄), cannabidivarinic acid(CBDVA), cannabidivarin (CBDV), cannabidiorcol (CBD-C₁),Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid A (THCA-A), Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinolicacid B (THCA-B), Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol (THC),Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid-C₄ (THCA-C₄), Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol-C₄(THC-C₄), Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabivarinic acid (THCVA),Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabivarin (THCV), Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabiorcolic acid(THCA-C₁), Δ⁹-tetrahydrocannabiorcol (THC-C₁),Δ⁷-cis-iso-tetrahydrocannabivarin, Δ⁸-tetrahydrocannabinolic acid(Δ⁸-THCA), Δ⁸-tetrahydrocannabinol (Δ⁸-THC), cannabicyclolic acid(CBLA), cannabicyclol (CBL), cannabicyclovarin (CBLV), cannabielsoicacid A (CBEA-A), cannabielsoic acid B (CBEA-B), cannabielsoin (CBE),cannabielsoinic acid, cannabicitranic acid, cannabinolic acid (CBNA),cannabinol (CBN), cannabinol methylether (CBNM), cannabinol-C₄,(CBN-C₄), cannabivarin (CBV), cannabinol-C₂ (CNB-C₂), cannabiorcol(CBN-C₁), cannabinodiol (CBND), cannabinodivarin (CBVD), cannabitriol(CBT), 10-ethyoxy-9-hydroxy-delta-6a-tetrahydrocannabinol,8,9-dihydroxyl-delta-6a-tetrahydrocannabinol, cannabitriolvarin (CBTVE),dehydrocannabifuran (DCBF), cannabifuran (CBF), cannabichromanon (CBCN),cannabicitran (CBT), 10-oxo-delta-6a-tetrahydrocannabinol (OTHC),delta-9-cis-tetrahydrocannabinol (cis-THC),3,4,5,6-tetrahydro-7-hydroxy-alpha-alpha-2-trimethyl-9-n-propyl-2,6-methano-2H-1-benzoxocin-5-methanol(OH-iso-HHCV), cannabiripsol (CBR),trihydroxy-delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol (triOH-THC), and derivatives ofany of the foregoing.

Additional cannabinoid derivatives that can be produced with the methodsor genetically modified host cells of the present disclosure may alsoinclude, but are not limited to, 2-geranyl-5-pentyl-resorcylic acid,2-geranyl-5-(4-pentynyl)-resorcylic acid,2-geranyl-5-(trans-2-pentenyl)-resorcylic acid,2-geranyl-5-(4-methylhexyl)-resorcylic acid, 2-geranyl-5-(5-hexynyl)resorcylic acid, 2-geranyl-5-(trans-2-hexenyl)-resorcylic acid,2-geranyl-5-(5-hexenyl)-resorcylic acid, 2-geranyl-5-heptyl-resorcylicacid, 2-geranyl-5-(6-heptynoic)-resorcylic acid,2-geranyl-5-octyl-resorcylic acid,2-geranyl-5-(trans-2-octenyl)-resorcylic acid,2-geranyl-5-nonyl-resorcylic acid, 2-geranyl-5-(trans-2-nonenyl)resorcylic acid, 2-geranyl-5-decyl-resorcylic acid,2-geranyl-5-(4-phenylbutyl)-resorcylic acid,2-geranyl-5-(5-phenylpentyl)-resorcylic acid,2-geranyl-5-(6-phenylhexyl)-resorcylic acid,2-geranyl-5-(7-phenylheptyl)-resorcylic acid,(6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-propyl-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-2-carboxylicacid,(6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-(4-methylhexyl)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-2-carboxylicacid,(6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-(5-hexenyl)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-2-carboxylicacid,(6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-(5-hexenyl)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-2-carboxylicacid,(6aR,10aR)-1-hydroxy-6,6,9-trimethyl-3-(6-heptynyl)-6a,7,8,10a-tetrahydro-6H-dibenzo[b,d]pyran-2-carboxylicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-6-(hexan-2-yl)-2,4-dihydroxybenzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(2-methylpentyl)benzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(3-methylpentyl)benzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(4-methylpentyl)benzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-[(1E)-pent-1-en-1-yl]benzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-[(2E)-pent-2-en-1-yl]benzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-[(2E)-pent-3-en-1-yl]benzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-(pent-4-en-1-yl)benzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-propylbenzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-butylbenzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-hexylbenzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-heptylbenzoicacid, 3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy octylbenzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-nonanylbenzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-decanylbenzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-undecanylbenzoicacid,6-(4-chlorobutyl)-3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxybenzoicacid,3-[(2E)-3,7-dimethylocta-2,6-dien-1-yl]-2,4-dihydroxy-6-[4-(methylsulfanyl)butyl]benzoicacid, and others as listed in Bow, E. W. and Rimoldi, J. M., “TheStructure—Function Relationships of Classical Cannabinoids: CB1/CB2Modulation,” Perspectives in Medicinal Chemistry 2016:8, 17-39 doi:10.4137/PMC.S32171, incorporated herein by reference. Methods ofdetermining the activity and properties of cannabinoids and cannabinoidderivatives are well known (see, e.g., Bow and Rimoldi, supra), and canbe adapted in view of the present disclosure by the skilled artisan.

Certain non-limiting processes for producing certain compounds offormulas IA and IB are exemplified. A skilled artisan will be able toprepare other compounds of formulas IA and IB based on the disclosureprovided herein.

EXAMPLES

These examples illustrate but do not limit the disclosed invention.Methods and strains useful in accordance with this invention can beadapted by a skilled artisan from U.S. Pat. No. 10,392,635 (incorporatedherein by reference).

STRAIN CONSTRUCTION EXAMPLES

Certain strains may be renumbered over time for convenience, as will beapparent to the skilled artisan.

Example 1A: Construction of LSC3-16 and LSC3-2

LSC3-2 was iteratively constructed by transforming chemically competentJK9-3d (LSC3-1) with pAG304Gal110OSOACCSAAE1, pAG305Gal110OSOACCSAAE1and pAG306Gal110OSOACCSAAE1 and controlling their genomic copy number atspecific genomic loci. pAG304Gal110OSOACCSAAE1 andpAG306Gal110OSOACCSAAE1 were constructed by first amplifying the yeastshuttle vectors designated as pAG304 and pAG306 with the primerspAG304_fwd and pAG304_rev to amplify the Saccharomyces cerevisiaeprototrophy genetic elements in addition, E. coli origins of replicationand an ampicillin resistant expression cassette. The dual promotersystem pGal1 and pGal10 was amplified from genomic DNA of JK9-3d withprimers Gal1_10_fwd and Gal1_10_rev. The csAAE1 and OS-T2A-OAC fragmentswere amplified from sequences that were stored in pUC19 subcloningvectors. Amplified DNA fragments were mixed at equimolar concentrationswith their respective shuttle vector sequences (pAG304 or pAG306) andpreassembled by Gibson Assembly using the NEBuilder HiFi DNA AssemblyMix (NEB E5520S). The final sequences pAG304Gal110OSOACCSAAE1 andpAG306Gal110OSOACCSAAE1. To generate the DNA fragmentpAG305Gal110OSOACCSAAE1, the template Gal110CBGA was amplified withGal1_10_fwd and Gal1_10_rev to generate the yeast shuttle vectorcontaining leucine prototrophy, dual expression promoter pGal1 andpGal10, and the OS-T2A-OAC fragment. The csAAE1 fragment was amplifiedfrom a pUC19 subcloning containing the csAAE1 gene fragment usingprimers CB_CSAAE1_fwd and CB_CSAAE1_rev. The amplified sequences weremixed at equimolar concentrations and assembled by Gibson Assembly usingthe NEBuilder HiFi DNA Assembly Mix.

First a parental strain to LSC3-2, designated as LSC3-16, was generated.LSC3-16 was generated by transforming 2 microgram (ug) of AflII (NEBR0520S) linearized pAG305Gal110OSOACCSAAE1 into chemically competentJK9-3d mating type alpha cells that are auxotrophic to leucine,histidine, tryptophan, and uracil. Selection for pAG305Gal110OSOACCSAAE1integration was done with leucine prototrophy rescue on yeast nitrogenbase agar plates with dropout amino acid mixes deficient in leucinesupplemented with 100 mg/L glucose. Genetic copy number ofpAG305Gal110OSOACCSAAE1 integrated at chromosome III was initiallyquantitated by qPCR through isolation of sister clones from thetransformation. The highest copy integrant was taken and designated asLSC3-16.

Chemically competent LSC3-16 were co-transformed with bothpAG304Gal110OSOACCSAAE1 and pAG306Gal110OSOACCSAAE1 and selected onyeast nitrogen base agar plates with dropout amino acid mixes deficientin leucine, uracil and tryptophan supplemented with 100 mg/L glucose.Genetic copy number for pAG304Gal110OSOACCSAAE1, pAG305Gal110OSOACCSAAE1and pAG306Gal110OSOACCSAAE1 integrated at chromosomes 4, 3 and 5 werequantitated by qPCR through isolation of genomic DNA of sister clones onselection plates. A correlation of both total polyketide and OA:O molarratio was observed. Whole genomic sequencing was done on LSC3-16 andLSC3-2 which had achieved titers of 150 mg/L and 350 mg/L in shake flaskexperiments, respectively. Genetic copy numbers were determined to be 6(LSC3-16) and 16 (LSC3-2).

TABLE OF PRIMERS USED pAG304_fwd AAG AAA GTG ACG ATA CCG TCG ACC TCG AGpAG304_rev TTT AAT TTG CTA CTA GAG CTC CAA TTC GCC CsAAE1_fwdAGC TCT AGT AGC AAA TTA AAG CCT TCG AG CsAAE1_revAAT TTT TGA AGG ATC CAC GAT TAA AAG AAT GGG TAA AAA CTA TAA GTC CGal1_10_ TTT TAC CCA TTC TTT TAA TCG TGG ATC fwdCTT CAA AAA TTC TTA CTT TTT TTT TGG Gal1_10_GGT GGC GGC GGG GTT TTT TCT CCT TGA rev CGT TAA AG OSOAC_fwdGAG AAA AAA CCC CGC CGC CAC CAT GAA CCA TTT GAG AGC C OSOAC_revGAC GGT ATC GTC ACT TTC TTG GGG TGT AAT C gal10_revTCA TGT AAT TAG TTA TGT CAC GCT TAC ATT C gal10_fwdTCT TTT AAT CGT GGA TCC TTC AAA AAT TCT TAC TTT TTT TTT GG CB_CSAAE1_GGA GGG CGT GAA TGT AAG CGT GAC ATA fwdACT AAT TAC ATG ATC ATT CGA AAT GAC TGA ATT G CB_CSAAE1_TTC TTT GCG TCC ATC CAA AAA AAA AGT revAAG AAT TTT TGA AGG ATC CAC GAT TAA AAG AAT GGG TAA AAA CTA TAA GTC C

TABLE OF SEQUENCES pAG304tcgcgcgtttcggtgatgacggtgaaaacctctgacacatgcagctcccggagacggtcacagcttgtctgtaagcggatgccgggGal110agcagacaagcccgtcagggcgcgtcagcgggtgttggcgggtgtcggggctggcttaactatgcggcatcagagcagattgtactOSOAgagagtgcaccaaacgacattactatatatataatataggaagcatttaatagacagcatcgtaatatatgtgtactttgcagttatCCSAAEgacgccagatggcagtagtggaagatattctttattgaaaaatagcttgtcaccttacgtacaatcttgatccggagcttttcttttttt1gccgattaagaattaattcggtcgaaaaaagaaaaggagagggccaagagggagggcattggtgactattgagcacgtgagtatacgtgattaagcacacaaaggcagcttggagtatgtctgttattaatttcacaggtagttctggtccattggtgaaagtttgcggcttgcagagcacagaggccgcagaatgtgctctagattccgatgctgacttgctgggtattatatgtgtgcccaatagaaagagaacaattgacccggttattgcaaggaaaatttcaagtcttgtaaaagcatataaaaatagttcaggcactccgaaatacttggttggcgtgtttcgtaatcaacctaaggaggatgttttggctctggtcaatgattacggcattgatatcgtccaactgcatggagatgagtcgtggcaagaataccaagagttcctcggtttgccagttattaaaagactcgtatttccaaaagactgcaacatactactcagtgcagcttcacagaaacctcattcgtttattcccttgtttgattcagaagcaggtgggacaggtgaacttttggattggaactcgatttctgactgggttggaaggcaagagagccccgaaagcttacattttatgttagctggtggactgacgccagaaaatgttggtgatgcgcttagattaaatggcgttattggtgttgatgtaagcggaggtgtggagacaaatggtgtaaaagactctaacaaaatagcaaatttcgtcaaaaatgctaagaaataggttattactgagtagtatttatttaagtattgtttgtgcacttgcctgcggtgtgaaataccgcacagatgcgtaaggagaaaataccgcatcaggaaattgtaaacgttaatattttgttaaaattcgcgttaaatttttgttaaatcagctcattttttaaccaataggccgaaatcggcaaaatcccttataaatcaaaagaatagaccgagatagggttgagtgttgttccagtttggaacaagagtccactattaaagaacgtggactccaacgtcaaagggcgaaaaaccgtctatcagggcgatggcccactacgtgaaccatcaccctaatcaagttttttggggtcgaggtgccgtaaagcactaaatcggaaccctaaagggagcccccgatttagagcttgacggggaaagccggcgaacgtggcgagaaaggaagggaagaaagcgaaaggagcgggcgctagggcgctggcaagtgtagcggtcacgctgcgcgtaaccaccacacccgccgcgcttaatgcgccgctacagggcgcgtcgcgccattcgccattcaggctgcgcaactgttgggaagggcgatcggtgcgggcctcttcgctattacgccagctggcgaaggggggatgtgctgcaaggcgattaagttgggtaacgccagggttttcccagtcacgacgttgtaaaacgacggccagtgaattgtaatacgactcactatagggcgaattggagctcgcaaattaaagccttcgagcgtcccaaaaccttctcaagcaaggttttcagtataatgttacatgcgtacacgcgtctgtacagaaaaaaaagaaaaatttgaaatataaataacgttcttaatactaacataactataaaaaaataaatagggacctagacttcaggttgtctaactccttccttttcggttagagcggatgtggggggagggcgtgaatgtaagcgtgacataactaattacatgatcattcgaaatgactgaattgttgtctcaaaactcttctcatgatcttgtttgttgcagttctaggtaaggatgacaatgggacaactctagtaactttgaataatgggttcaatttcttttgcaaacccaagttaaaggataatctcaattggttcaaatcaatggttgtgtcgtttgaatccttcaatacgaaaaatatgaccaattgttctggaccaccacccaaaggtggaacaccaatagcagtggtttcaaaaactctgtcatctacttcattacagactctttcgatttcgatagaactaattttgataccaccgatgttcatagtgtcatcggctctaccgtgtgcatggtagtaaccgttagaggtcaattcgaaaatgtcaccatgtcttctcaatacttcaccattcaaggttggcatacccttgaaatagacatcgtgatgattaccgtttaacaatgtttttgaggcaccaaacataacaggacctaatgccaattcaccgatacctggcttatttttaggcattgggtaaccgttcttatctaatatgtacaaggtgcaacccatacattgggatgaaaaagaacttaaagattgagcttgcaaaaatgaaccagcagaaaaagcaccaccgatttctgtaccaccacacatttctataactggcttgtagttagctctacccattaaccacaaatattcgtctacattagaggcttcaccggatgaagaaaagcatcttatggtggaccaatcgtaacctgaaacacaatttgtggatttccatgatcttacaatagatggtacgacacccaacattgtgacctttgcatcttgaacaaatttagcgaaaccagagactaaaggactaccgttgtacaaggcaatagatgcaccatttaacaaactagcataaaccaaccaaggacccatcatccaacccaaattagttggccatactataacgtcaccttttctaatatccaaatgagaccaaccatcagcagcagccttcaatggggtggcttgtgtccaaggaattgcttttggttcacctgtagtaccactggagaataagatgttagtataagcatcaacaggttgttctctggcagtaaactcgcagtttttaaactccttggctctttctaaaaagtaatcccaagatatgtcaccatctctcaattctgcaccaatgttagaaccactacaagggataactattgccattggggatttagcttcaactactcttgaatacaatggtattctctttttacctctgatgatgtgatcttgtgtgaaaattgccttagctttggataatctcaatctagttgagatttcaggggcggaaaatgaatctgctatagagacaactacgtaaccagccaatactatggccaaatatataacaacagcatcaacatgcattggcatatcgatggctattgcacaacctttttctaaacccatttcttccaatgcataaccaaccaaccaaactctctttctcaattgatctaatgtcaacttattcaaaggcaagtcatcgttaccctcgtctctccaaacgatcatagtatcgttcaatttcttattggagtttacgttcaagcaatttttagctgagttcaagtaaccaccaggtaaccattcagaaccacctgggttgttgatgtcatctcttctcaagatacattctgggtccttagagaaactaattttcatttcatccatcaatactgttctccaatagacttcagggtttctaacagaaaattcttggaagtgagaaaaagaagaaattggatctttgtactttacacccaaaaattctttacctctcttttccaacaaagcacccaaattagttgacttgactttttcagggtctggaatccaagcaggtggggctggaccgaaatccttgtagcaaccataaaacaacatttggtgtaaggagaaaggcaaatctggtgacaagatatggttagcgatgttgatccaagtttgaggggttgcagcaccataattacaaacgatttctgccaatctaccatgtaatgtttctgctacttctgaggtgatacccaatgcgatgaaatctgaggcaacgactgaatccaaggacttatagtttttacccattcttttaatcgtggatccttcaaaaattcttactttttttttggatggacgcaaagaagtttaataatcatattacatggcattaccaccatatacatatccatatacatatccatatctaatcttacttatatgttgtggaaatgtaaagagccccattatcttagcctaaaaaaaccttctctttggaactttcagtaatacgcttaactgctcattgctatattgaagtacggattagaagccgccgagcgggtgacagccctccgaaggaagactctcctccgtgcgtcctcgtcttcaccggtcgcgttcctgaaacgcagatgtgcctcgcgccgcactgctccgaacaataaagattctacaatactagcttttatggttatgaagaggaaaaattggcagtaacctggccccacaaaccttcaaatgaacgaatcaaattaacaaccataggatgataatgcgattagttttttagccttatttctggggtaattaatcagcgaagcgatgatttttgatctattaacagatatataaatgcaaaaactgcataaccactttaactaatactttcaacattttcggtttgtattacttcttattcaaatgtaataaaagtatcaacaaaaaattgttaatatacctctatactttaacgtcaagga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Gal110TAAACTCCATCAAATGGTCAGGTCATTGAGTGTTTTTTATTTGTTGTATTTTTTTTTTTTTAGAGAAAAcbgaTCCTCCAATATCAAATTAGGAATCGTAGTTTCATGATTTTCTGTTACACCTAACTTTTTGTGTGGTGCCCTCCTCCTTGTCAATATTAATGTTAAAGTGCAATTCTTTTTCCTTATCACGTTGAGCCATTAGTATCAATTTGCTTACCTGTATTCCTTTACTATCCTCCTTTTTCTCCTTCTTGATAAATGTATGTAGATTGCGTATATAGTTTCGTCTACCCTATGAACATATTCCATTTTGTAATTTCGTGTCGTTTCTATTATGAATTTCATTTATAAAGTTTATGTACAAATATCATAAAAAAAGAGAATCTTTTTAAGCAAGGATTTTCTTAACTTCTTCGGCGACAGCATCACCGACTTCGGTGGTACTGTTGGAACCACCTAAATCACCAGTTCTGATACCTGCATCCAAAACCTTTTTAACTGCATCTTCAATGGCCTTACCTTCTTCAGGCAAGTTCAATGACAATTTCAACATCATTGCAGCAGACAAGATAGTGGCGATAGGGTCAACCTTATTCTTTGGCAAATCTGGAGCAGAACCGTGGCATGGTTCGTACAAACCAAATGCGGTGTTCTTGTCTGGCAAAGAGGCCAAGGACGCAGATGGCAACAAACCCAAGGAACCTGGGATAACGGAGGCTTCATCGGAGATGATATCACCAAACATGTTGCTGGTGATTATAATACCATTTAGGTGGGTTGGGTTCTTAACTAGGATCATGGCGGCAGAATCAATCAATTGATGTTGAACCTTCAATGTAGGGAATTCGTTCTTGATGGTTTCCTCCACAGTTTTTCTCCATAATCTTGAAGAGGCCAAAACATTAGCTTTATCCAAGGACCAAATAGGCAATGGTGGCTCATGTTGTAGGGCCATGAAAGCGGCCATTCTTGTGATTCTTTGCACTTCTGGAACGGTGTATTGTTCACTATCCCAAGCGACACCATCACCATCGTCTTCCTTTCTCTTACCAAAGTAAATACCTCCCACTAATTCTCTGACAACAACGAAGTCAGTACCTTTAGCAAATTGTGGCTTGATTGGAGATAAGTCTAAAAGAGAGTCGGATGCAAAGTTACATGGTCTTAAGTTGGCGTACAATTGAAGTTCTTTACGGATTTTTAGTAAACCTTGTTCAGGTCTAACACTACCGGTACCCCATTTAGGACCACCCACAGCACCTAACAAAACGGCATCAACCTTCTTGGAGGCTTCCAGCGCCTCATCTGGAAGTGGGACACCTGTAGCATCGATAGCAGCACCACCAATTAAATGATTTTCGAAATCGAACTTGACATTGGAACGAACATCAGAAATAGCTTTAAGAACCTTAATGGCTTCGGCTGTGATTTCTTGACCAACGTGGTCACCTGGCAAAACGACGATCTTCTTAGGGGCAGACATAGGGGCAGACATTAGAATGGTATATCCTTGAAATATATATATATATTGCTGAAATGTAAAAGGTAAGAAAAGTTAGAAAGTAAGACGATTGCTAACCACCTATTGGAAAAAACAATAGGTCCTTAAATAATATTGTCAACTTCAAGTATTGTGATGCAAGCATTTAGTCATGAACGCTTCTCTATTCTATATGAAAAGCCGGTTCCGGCCTCTCACCTTTCCTTTTTCTCCCAATTTTTCAGTTGAAAAAGGTATATGCGTCAGGCGACCTCTGAAATTAACAAAAAATTTCCAGTCATCGAATTTGATTCTGTGCGATAGCGCCCCTGTGTGTTCTCGTTATGTTGAGGAAAAAAATAATGGTTGCTAAGAGATTCGAACTCTTGCATCTTACGATACCTGAGTATTCCCACAGTTAACTGCGGTCAAGATATTTCTTGAATCAGGCGCCTTAGACCGCTCGGCCAAACAACCAATTACTTGTTGAGAAATAGAGTATAATTATCCTATAAATATAACGTTTTTGAACACACATGAACAAGGAAGTACAGGACAATTGATTTTGAAGAGAATGTGGATTTTGATGTAATTGTTGGGATTCCATTTTTAATAAGGCAATAATATTAGGTATGTGGATATACTAGAAGTTCTCCTCGAGGGTCGATATGCGGTGTGAAATACCGCACAGATGCGTAAGGAGAAAATACCGCATCAGGAAATTGTAAACGTTAATATTTTGTTAAAATTCGCGTTAAATTTTTGTTAAATCAGCTCATTTTTTAACCAATAGGCCGAAATCGGCAAAATCCCTTATAAATCAAAAGAATAGACCGAGATAGGGTTGAGTGTTGTTCCAGTTTGGAACAAGAGTCCACTATTAAAGAACGTGGACTCCAACGTCAAAGGGCGAAAAACCGTCTATCAGGGCGATGGCCCACTACGTGAACCATCACCCTAATCAAGTTTTTTGGGGTCGAGGTGCCGTAAAGCACTAAATCGGAACCCTAAAGGGAGCCCCCGATTTAGAGCTTGACGGGGAAAGCCGGCGAACGTGGCGAGAAAGGAAGGGAAGAAAGCGAAAGGAGCGGGCGCTAGGGCGCTGGCAAGTGTAGCGGTCACGCTGCGCGTAACCACCACACCCGCCGCGCTTAATGCGCCGCTACAGGGCGCGTCGCGCCATTCGCCATTCAGGCTGCGCAACTGTTGGGAAGGGCGATCGGTGCGGGCCTCTTCGCTATTACGCCAGCTGGCGAAGGGGGGATGTGCTGCAAGGCGATTAAGTTGGGTAACGCCAGGGTTTTCCCAGTCACGACGTTGTAAAACGACGGCCAGTGAATTGTAATACGACTCACTATAGGGCGAATTGGAGCTCTAGTCGCAAATTAAAGCCTTCGAGCGTCCCAAAACCTTCTCAAGCAAGGTTTTCAGTATAATGTTACATGCGTACACGCGTCTGTACAGAAAAAAAAGAAAAATTTGAAATATAAATAACGTTCTTAATACTAACATAACTATAAAAAAATAAATAGGGACCTAGACTTCAGGTTGTCTAACTCCTTCCTTTTCGGTTAGAGCGGATGTGGGGGGAGGGCGTGAATGTAAGCGTGACATAACTAATTACATGACTCGAGGTCGACGGTATCGTTAAATAAAAACGTATACCAAATATTCAGCGTAGTACAATTTCCACATAAACTCGTAGAATCTTCTACCTGCTTCAGGGTCATAATTTGTCAAAGCGAAATCTCTAGTTTGCAAGATCAACCAGAAAGCCAAGATGGCATGTGACAACAACATAACGTTAGAATTAAAGGCTTGTGGCCAAATGATACCTGCCAAAATGGCTGCGACGTAACTTAACAAAACGATACCGGAGCAGAACAAAGTCAAATTTCTTGAACCGTACTTAGAAGCCAAGGTACTAATACCGAACTTTGTGTCACCTTCAACGTCAGAGGCATCCTTGATCAAGGCTAATGCAGAACCCATACTTTTCATGAATGCCAACAAAAATGTGAATGAAGGTCTCAATTCGAATGGCAAACCTAAAGCAGCTCTTGAAGCGTAGTAGAAGGTGAAGTTTGTGATGATATGAGCTAAGAAATTCAACAAAAAGGCAGTACTAGGGTTTTGTTTCCATCTAAAAGGTGGTACGGAATAGACAATACCACCGAAGATACCGAAACAGTAACCGAAGATGTACAATGGACCACCCTTCATTTTAATTGTGATGATCAAACCGAACAAGGCTACTATGATAGACATGATCCATGCAGTATTGACGGATATTTCACCTGAAGCCAAAGGCAAATCTGGTTTGTTAATTCTGTCGATGTGCAAATCGTATATTTGATTAATTGTAGTGGTGAATGAAGCGATGCACAAGATGGCAACTAAAAAGAAAAATGCCTTGAACATCAAGGACCATGAAATTAAGTTAGTGTTATGCAACAATTCTTTACCGAATAAACCGCATGCACAAGAAGTAAAAGCGATTATGGTGTATGGTCTTTGCAACTTCCAACATGCTTTACCGAAGTTCAAAATTTTTGTGGCAACAGAGTGATTATCACTTTCAGGTGGTTCAGTTTGATTTGTAGTTGCAGCTCTGATAGAGTTCTTAGCTATAGACAAACTTTCGGAGCACTTATTTTGTAAGTGGAAGGACTTGGTTGAACAATGTTTTGATGGAAAGTTGTTGTAAGAGTACTTAATAGGTGTCTTTGGATGTCTGTAACACAACAATGATGTTTTTGGATTGTTGTTGTGAGGATTCAATAAGGTATGATAGTTAGTTTGGAAGGAGAAAGTACAGACGGATGATAAACCCATTTTCAAAAATTCTTACTTTTTTTTTGGATGGACGCAAAGAAGTTTAATAATCATATTACATGGCATTACCACCATATACATATCCATATACATATCCATATCTAATCTTACTTATATGTTGTGGAAATGTAAAGAGCCCCATTATCTTAGCCTAAAAAAACCTTCTCTTTGGAACTTTCAGTAATACGCTTAACTGCTCATTGCTATATTGAAGTACGGATTAGAAGCCGCCGAGCGGGTGACAGCCCTCCGAAGGAAGACTCTCCTCCGTGCGTCCTCGTCTTCACCGGTCGCGTTCCTGAAACGCAGATGTGCCTCGCGCCGCACTGCTCCGAACAATAAAGATTCTACAATACTAGCTTTTATGGTTATGAAGAGGAAAAATTGGCAGTAACCTGGCCCCACAAACCTTCAAATGAACGAATCAAATTAACAACCATAGGATGATAATGCGATTAGTTTTTTAGCCTTATTTCTGGGGTAATTAATCAGCGAAGCGATGATTTTTGATCTATTAACAGATATATAAATGCAAAAACTGCATAACCACTTTAACTAATACTTTCAACATTTTCGGTTTGTATTACTTCTTATTCAAATGTAATAAAAGTATCAACAAAAAATTGTTAATATACCTCTATACTTTAACGTCAAGGAGAAAAAACCCCGGATCCGTAATACGACTCACTATAGGATGAACCATTTGAGAGCCGAAGGTCCTGCCTCCGTATTAGCCATAGGTACAGCCAACCCAGAAAACATATTGATCCAAGATGAATTTCCTGATTATTACTTCAGAGTTACCAAGAGTGAACACATGACTCAATTGAAGGAAAAGTTTAGAAAAATATGTGATAAGTCTATGATCAGAAAGAGAAACTGCTTCTTGAACGAAGAACATTTGAAGCAAAATCCAAGATTGGTAGAACACGAAATGCAAACATTGGATGCCAGACAAGACATGTTAGTTGTCGAAGTTCCTAAATTGGGTAAAGATGCTTGTGCAAAAGCCATTAAGGAATGGGGTCAACCAAAGTCAAAGATCACTCATTTGATTTTTACAAGTGCATCTACTACAGATATGCCTGGTGCAGACTACCACTGTGCCAAATTGTTAGGTTTGTCACCATCCGTTAAGAGAGTCATGATGTATCAATTAGGTTGCTACGGTGGTGGTACTGTTTTGAGAATCGCTAAGGATATTGCAGAAAACAACAAGGGTGCCAGAGTATTAGCTGTTTGTTGCGACATTATGGCTTGCTTGTTTAGAGGTCCAAGTGATTCTGACTTGGAATTGTTAGTTGGTCAAGCTATCTTCGGTGACGGTGCTGCTGCTGTTATTGTTGGTGCAGAACCTGACGAATCTGTTGGTGAAAGACCAATATTTGAATTAGTCAGTACAGGTCAAACCATCTTGCCTAATTCTGAAGGTACAATTGGTGGTCATATAAGAGAAGCAGGTTTGATCTTCGATTTGCACAAAGACGTTCCAATGTTAATCTCTAACAACATAGAAAAGTGTTTGATAGAAGCATTCACTCCTATAGGTATCTCAGATTGGAACTCTATTTTCTGGATAACACATCCAGGTGGTAAAGCCATTTTGGATAAGGTTGAAGAAAAATTGGATTTGAAGAAAGAAAAGTTTGTAGATAGTAGACATGTTTTATCTGAACACGGTAACATGTCTTCATCCACTGTCTTGTTCGTAATGGATGAATTGAGAAAGAGATCATTAGAAGAGGGTAAATCTACTACTGGTGACGGTTTTGAATGGGGTGTCTTATTTGGTTTCGGTCCTGGTTTGACCGTCGAAAGAGTAGTTGTCAGATCAGTACCAATTAAATATGAAGGTAGAGGTTCCTTGTTAACTTGTGGTGACGTTGAAGAAAACCCAGGTCCTATGGCCGTCAAGCATTTGATAGTATTGAAGTTTAAAGATGAAATCACAGAAGCTCAAAAGGAAGAATTTTTCAAGACCTACGTTAATTTGGTCAACATTATACCTGCTATGAAAGATGTATACTGGGGTAAAGACGTTACACAAAAGAAAGAAGAAGGTTATACACACATTGTCGAAGTAACCTTCGAATCAGTTGAAACTATCCAAGATTACATCATTCATCCAGCTCACGTTGGTTTTGGTGACGTTTACAGATCCTTCTGGGAAAAATTGTTGATCTTCGATTACACCCCAAGAAAGTGATGATGGGCTGCAGGAATTCGATATCAAGCTTATCGATACCGTCGACCTCGAGTCATGTAATTAGTTATGTCACGCTTACATTCACGCCCTCCCCCCACATCCGCTCTAACCGAAAAGGAAGGAGTTAGACAACCTGAAGTCTAGGTCCCTATTTATTTTTTTATAGTTATGTTAGTATTAAGAACGTTATTTATATTTCAAATTTTTCTTTTTTTTCTGTACAGACGCGTGTACGCATGTAACATTATACTGAAAACCTTGCTTGAGAAGGTTTTGGGACGCTCGAAGGCTTTAATTTGCGGCCGGTACCCAGLTTTTGTTCCCTTTAGTGAGGGTTAATTCCGAGCTTGGCGTAATCATGGTCATAGCTGTTTCCTGTGTGAAATTGTTATCCGCTCACAATTCCACACAACATAGGAGCCGGAAGCATAAAGTGTAAAGCCTGGGGTGCCTAATGAGTGAGGTAACTCACATTAATTGCGTTGCGCTCACTGCCCGCTTTCCAGTCGGGAAACCTGTCGTGCCAGCTGCATTAATGAATCGGCCAACGCGCGGGGAGAGGCGGTTTGCGTATTGGGCGCTCTTCCGCTTCCTCGCTCACTGACTCGCTGCGCTCGGTCGTTCGGCTGCGGCGAGCGGTATCAGCTCACTCAAAGGCGGTAATACGGTTATCCACAGAATCAGGGGATAACGCAGGAAAGAACATGTGAGCAAAAGGCCAGCAAAAGGCCAGGAACCGTAAAAAGGCCGCGTTGCTGGCGTTTTTCCATAGGCTCGGCCCCCCTGACGAGCATCACAAAAATCGACGCTCAAGTCAGAGGTGGCGAAACCCGACAGGACTATAAAGATACCAGGCGTTCCCCCCTGGAAGCTCCCTCGTGCGCTCTCCTGTTCCGACCCTGCCGCTTACCGGATACCTGTCCGCCTTTCTCCCTTCGGGAAGCGTGGCGCTTTCTCAATGCTCACGCTGTAGGTATCTCAGTTCGGTGTAGGTCGTTCGCTCCAAGCTGGGCTGTGTGCACGAACCCCCCGTTCAGCCCGACCGCTGCGCCTTATCCGGTAACTATCGTCTTGAGTCCAACCCGGTAAGACACGACTTATCGCCACTGGCAGCAGCCACTGGTAACAGGATTAGCAGAGCGAGGTATGTAGGCGGTGCTACAGAGTTCTTGAAGTGGTGGCCTAACTACGGCTACACTAGAAGGACAGTATTTGGTATCTGCGCTCTGCTGAAGCCAGTTACCTTCGGAAAAAGAGTTGGTAGCTCTTGATCCGGCAAACAAACCACCGCTGGTAGCGGTGGTTTTTTTGTTTGCAAGCAGCAGATTACGCGCAGAAAAAAAGGATCTCAAGAAGATCCTTTGATCTTTTCTACGGGGTCTGACGCTCAGTGGAACGAAAACTCACGTTAAGGGATTTTGGTCATGAGATTATCAAAAAGGATCTTCACCTAGATCLTTTTAAATTAAAAATGAAGTTTTAAATCAATCTAAAGTATATATGAGTAAACTTGGTCTGACAGTTACCAATGCTTAATCAGTGAGGCACCTATCTCAGCGATCTGTCTATTTCGTTCATCCATAGTTGCCTGACTGCCCGTCGTGTAGATAACTACGATACGGGAGGGCTTACCATCTGGCCCCAGTGCTGCAATGATACCGCGAGACCCACGCTCACCGGCTCCAGATTTATCAGCAATAAACCAGCCAGCCGGAAGGGCCGAGCGCAGAAGTGGTCCTGCAACTTTATCCGCCTCCATCCAGTCTATTAATTGTTGCCGGGAAGCTAGAGTAAGTAGTTCGCCAGTTAATAGTTTGCGCAACGTTGTTGCCATTGCTACAGGCATCGTGGTGTCACGCTCGTCGTTTGGTATGGCTTCATTCAGCTCCGGTTCCCAACGATCAAGGCGAGTTACATGATCCCCCATGTTGTGAAAAAAAGCGGTTAGCTCCTTCGGTCCTCCGATCGTTGTCAGAAGTAAGTTGGCCGCAGTGTTATCACTCATGGTTATGGCAGCACTGCATAATTCTCTTACTGTCATGCCATCCGTAAGATGCTTTTCTGTGACTGGTGAGTACTCAACCAAGTCATTCTGAGAATAGTGTATGCGGCGACCGAGTTGCTCTTGCCCGGCGTCAATACGGGATAATACCGCGCCACATAGCAGAACTTTAAAAGTGCTCATCATTGGAAAACGTTCTTCGGGGCGAAAACTCTCAAGGATCTTACCGCTGTTGAGATCCAGTTCGATGTAACCCACTCGTGCACCCAACTGATCTTCAGCATCTTTTACTTTCACCAGCGTTTCTGGGTGAGCAAAAACAGGAAGGCAAAATGCCGCAAAAAAGGGAATAAGGGCGACACGGAAATGTTGAATACTCATACTCTTCCTTTTTCAATATTATTGAAGCATTTATCAGGGTTATTGTCTCATGAGCGGATACATATTTGAATGTATTTAGAAAAATAAACAAATAGGGGTTCCGCGCACATTTCCCCGAAAAGTGCCACCTGACGTCTAAGAAACCATTATTATCATGACATTAACCTATAAAAATAGGCGTATCACGAGGCCCTTTCGTCTCGCGCGTTTCGGTGATGACGGTGAAAACCTCTGACACATGCAGCTCCCGGAGACGGTCACAGCTTGTCTGTAAGCGGATGCCGGGAGCAGACAAGCCCGTCAGGGCGCGTCAGCGGGTGTTGGCGGGTGTCGGGGCTGGCTTAACTATGCGGCATCAGAGCAGATTGTACTGAGAGTGCACCATATCGACTACGTCGTAAGGCCGTTTCTGACAGAGTAAAATTCTTGAGGGAACTTTCACCATTATGGGAAATGGTTCAAGAAGGTATTGACT 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Example 1B: LSC3-4 Strain

TABLE OF PRIMERS USED IN EXAMPLES 1B THROUGH 1F Primer nameSequence (5′→3′) YO316 caagtgagaaatcaccatgagtg Y0949CGCGTATTTCGTCTCGCTCA YO11307CTCGATAGTTGGTTTCCCGTTCTTTCCACTCCCGTCATAGCTTCAAAATGTTTCTACTCC YO11308GACTCATAAAGTGGGAGTACAGGAAATACCATAAACTTAGATTAGATTGCTATGCTTTC YO11334CTCATTAGAAAGAAAGCATAGCAATCTAATCTAAGTTTATGGTATTTCCTGTACTCCCAC YO11335ACGTTCGCTGCACTGGGGGCCAAGCACAGGGCAAGATGCTTTCAGTATCCTTCAGGGAGC YO11337TACACGAGAGTTGAGTATAGTGGAGACGACATACTACCATAGCCAGCTTGCCTTGTCCCC YO11338TGTCTTTTGATTTATCTGCACCGCCAAAAACTTGTCAGCGTATCGACACTGGATGGCGGC YO11431GAAGTCTTTTGGATTGGTCTGCTC YO11432 CAACCAAAGGCTGAAGAAGAAAAAC YO11436CTTTCAGTAATACGCTTAACTGCTCATTGCTATATTGAAGTagcttgccttgtccccgcc YO11437ATGAGAAGTTGTTCTGAACAAAGTAAAAAAAAGAAGTATACtcgacactggatggcggcg YO11438CGATAGTTGGTTTCCCGTTCTTTCCACTCCCGTCtaccgttcgtataatgtatgctatac YO11439GCTGCACTGGGGGCCAAGCACAGGGCAAGATGCTTtaccgttcgtatagcatacattata YO11478CAGGCACCTGGGAGGAAACATTCCGTTTCGAGTCGTACTCCACGGTATCTtgatgataccgttcgtataatgtatgctatacg YO11479GCTTTCACTAATTGATCCTCATATATTATAGAAtaccgttcgtatagcatacattatacg YO11488GGGTCCCGGGAGGAGAAAAAACGAGGGCTGGGAtaccgttcgtataatgtatgctatacg YO11489ACCACACACGAAAACGAAAACATTTGATCAGATtaccgttcgtatagcatacattatacg YO11498AGATATAAAAGGGAAGTGACTCCAACAACTGAAtaccgttcgtataatgtatgctatacg YO11499TTACTTTAAAGATAGTTAGTTAGTTATTAATGGtaccgttcgtatagcatacattatacg YO11680CGGCATCTATGATACTTAGAGGGCAATTGCATTtaccgttcgtataatgtatgctatacg YO11681GCAATGTGCTTATTTCAGTAATAGTAAGGATTCtaccgttcgtatagcatacattatacg YO11687CcaaataaaattcaaacaaaaacCAAAACTAACtaccgttcgtataatgtatgctatacg YO11688AAGGATAGGGCGGAGaagtaagaaaagtttAGCtaccgttcgtatagcatacattatacg YO11709CGATACCACGGCAGGAAGACAACAGTGGTGTGAGCATTGCGATACGATGGGTCATAATACAGCAGAATGCCagcttgccttgtccccgcc YO11710CTTACGTCGTTCGAAGTGATGACAATAAGGATATTCATTTATTAATCGCTATTTGATACCCACTCTTGCTAtcgacactggatggcggcg YO11791TAAAAAAACCTTCTCTTTGGAACTTTCAGTAATACGCTTAACTGCTCATTGCTATATTGAAGTtaccgttcgtataatgtatgctatacg YO11792CTAAAGTTATGAGTAGAAAAAAATGAGAAGTTGTTCTGAACAAAGTAAAAAAAAGAAGTATACtaccgttcgtatagcatacattatacg YO11795ATTAAGAAATTATTCTTGACGCAATATTCAGCTATATGTTGATCGGGCTTAACCGCATAAGTTTtaccgttcgtataatgtatgctatac YO11796TTGTTTGATTTTCTTTTCGTTCTCTGCCCTTTTCTAGTTTGAGAGGGCATTCCCATGTCGATATtaccgttcgtatagcatacattatac YO11970GTCTTTGGCCTATCTTGTTTTGTCCTCGGTAGATCAGGTCAGTACAAACGCAACACGAAAGAACtaccgttcgtataatgtatgctatac YO11971GGCACTTTGTTTATTATTTAAAATACACCCATACATACGGACGCCAGATGCTAGAAGCAACTGTGtaccgttcgtatagcatacattata

Table of strain names and parents/differential genotypes used inexamples 1B through 1F Strain name Parent/genotype LSC3-1 JK9-3d MATawild-type (leu2 his4 trp1 ura3 defective) LSC3-2 LSC3-1 with 15-16copies of pathway gene cassette (his4 defective) LSC3-4 LSC3-2Δgal80::PkHIS4 LSC3-13 LSC3-4 Δmig1::HygR LSC3-18 LSC3-4 Δgal1::HygRLSC3-46 LSC3-2 Δgal80::loxHIS4 LSC3-48, LSC3-2 Δfaa2::loxHIS4 LSC3-49LSC3-52 LSC3-2 Δhis4::HygR LSC3-63 LSC3-2 Δpxa1::loxHIS4 LSC3-64,LSC3-13 Δgal1::loxKanMX LSC3-65 LSC3-74, LSC3-52 Δpex11::loxHIS4 LSC3-75LSC3-76, LSC3-52 Δant1::loxHIS4 LSC3-77 LSC3-89, LSC3-13 Δgpd1::loxKanMXLSC3-90 LSC3-91, LSC3-18 Δgpd1::loxKanMX LSC3-92 LSC3-103 LSC3-2Δgal80::lox72 LSC3-133, LSC3-103 Δmig1::loxPkHIS4 LSC3-134 LSC3-133A,LSC3-4 Δmig1::lox72 LSC3-134A

LSC3-4 was generated from LSC3-2 by integrating a cassette containingPkHIS4 (HIS4 from Pichia kudriavzevii) preceded by the TEF1 promoterfrom Saccharomyces cerevisiae (pScTEF1) into the GAL80 locus using PCRfragments amplified from Pichia kudriavzevii genomic DNA using primersYO11334 and YO11335, and from S. cerevisiae genomic DNA using primersYO11307 and YO11308. The two PCR fragments were transformed intochemically competent LSC3-2, and colonies were selected on defined mediacontaining Complete Supplement Mixture (CSM; Formedium, Hunstanton, UK)without histidine (CSM-His). Integration of the cassette at the GAL80locus was confirmed by colony PCR.

Example IC: LSC3-13 Strain

LSC3-13 was generated from LSC3-4 by integrating a cassette (HygR)containing the hph gene encoding hygromycin-B 4-O-kinase fromEscherichia coli (with a GGT codon inserted immediately after the startcodon) flanked by the 379 bp TEF1 promoter and 240 bp TEF1 terminatorfrom Ashbya gossypii, into the MIG1 locus. A PCR fragment containing theHygR cassette was amplified from an in-house plasmid (pLYG-001) usingprimers YO11337 and YO11338. The PCR fragment was transformed intochemically competent LSC3-4, and colonies were selected on YPD mediumcontaining 300 μg/mL hygromycin B. Integration of the cassette at theMIG1 locus was confirmed by colony PCR.

Example ID: LSC3-18 Strain

LSC3-18 was generated from LSC3-4 by integrating the HygR cassette intothe GAL1 locus. A PCR fragment containing the HygR cassette wasamplified from an in-house plasmid using primers YO11436 and YO11437.The PCR fragment was transformed into chemically competent LSC3-4, andcolonies were selected on YPD medium containing 300 μg/mL hygromycin.Integration of the cassette at the GAL1 locus was confirmed by colonyPCR.

Example IE: LSC3-13 gal1{circumflex over ( )}strain (LSC3-64, LSC3-65)

LSC3-64 and LSC3-65 were generated by transforming two PCR fragmentsinto chemically competent LSC3-13 that together compose a split KanMXmarker (with a TEF1 promoter and terminator from Ashbya gossypiiflanking a kanR gene encoding an aminoglycoside phosphotransferaseconferring G418 resistance) flanked by lox66 and lox71 recombinationsites, replacing the GAL1 gene region. This cassette is hereafterreferred to as a loxKanMX cassette. The first fragment was amplifiedfrom an internal plasmid containing the assembled KanMX cassette flankedby lox sites (pLOA-058) using primers YO11791 and YO316, bindinginternally in the KanMX cassette. The second PCR fragment, was generatedby PCR from the same internal plasmid template using primers YO949,binding internally in the KanMX cassette, and YO11792. Colonies wereselected on YPD agar plates containing 200 μg/mL G418, and two isolates(LSC3-64 and LSC3-65) containing the full length integration at thedesired locus were confirmed by colony PCR.

Example 1F: Additional Strain Construction Examples

An antibiotic marker-free version of LSC3-13 (LSC3-133 and LSC3-134) wasgenerated by first integrating a cassette containing the HIS4 gene fromS. cerevisiae CEN.PK2-1C MATa, together with its native upstreampromoter and downstream terminator regions, and flanked by lox66 andlox71 recombination sites, into the GAL80 locus. This “loxHIS4” cassettewas amplified in two fragments from an in-house constructed vector(pLOA-027) using primers YO11438 and YO11431, and YO11432 and YO11439.The PCR fragments were transformed into chemically competent LSC3-2, andcolonies were selected on CSM-His agar plates. Integration of thecassette at the GAL80 locus was confirmed by colony PCR, and the strainwas designated LSC3-46. Subsequently, the integrated functional HIS4marker was looped out by transforming an in-house vector (pLYG-005)expressing Cre recombinase and harboring the CEN/ARS origin ofreplication. Transformants were selected on YPD plates containing 200μg/mL G418 and up to 50 colonies were restruck on both G418 and YPDplates to screen for colonies that were spontaneously cured of pLYG-005(grow on YPD but not on YPD plus G418). Cured isolates were thenconfirmed for loss of HIS4 by colony PCR and checking for lack of growthon CSM-His plates. One confirmed isolate was designated LSC3-103.Following this, a cassette consisting of the PkHIS4 marker with promoterand terminator as previously described, flanked with lox66 and lox71recombination sites (hereafter referred to as a loxPkHIS4 cassette), wasamplified from an in-house vector (pLOA-093) in two PCR fragments andintegrated into the MIG1 locus of LSC3-103. The first fragment wasamplified using primers YO12096 and YO12098, and the second fragment wasamplified using primers YO12018 and YO12097. Both fragments weretransformed into the chemically competent loopout strain and colonieswere selected on CSM-His agar plates. Integration of the cassette intothe MIG1 locus was confirmed by colony PCR.

An alternative marker-free version of LSC3-13 (LSC3-133A and LSC3-134A)was generated by integrating a cassette containing the HygR cassettepreviously described, flanked by the lox66 and lox71 recombination sites(hereafter referred to as a loxHygR cassette). Two PCR fragments wereamplified from an in-house vector containing the loxHygR cassette(pLOA-094) using primers YO12096 and YO343, and YO189 and YO12097. Thetwo PCR fragments were transformed into chemically competent LSC3-4 andcolonies selected on YPD medium containing 300 μg/mL hygromycin B.Integration of the cassette at the MIG1 locus was confirmed by colonyPCR. Subsequently, the HygR cassette was looped out by transforming theresulting strain above with pLYG-005, expressing Cre recombinase andharboring the CEN/ARS origin of replication. Transformants were selectedon YPD plates containing 200 μg/mL G418 and up to 50 colonies wererestruck on both YPD plus G418 and YPD plates to screen for coloniesthat were spontaneously cured of pLYG-005. Cured isolates were confirmedfor loss of HygR by colony PCR and checking for lack of growth on YPDplus 300 μg/mL hygromycin-B plates.

LSC3-89 and LSC3-90 were generated by transforming two PCR fragmentsinto chemically competent LSC3-13 that together comprise a splitloxKanMX cassette as described above into the GPD1 locus. The firstfragment was amplified as described above using primers YO11970 andYO316, and the second PCR fragment was amplified as described aboveusing primers YO949 and YO11971. Similarly, LSC3-91 and LSC3-92 weregenerated in an identical way except into chemically competent LSC3-18.Colonies were selected on YPD medium containing 200 μg/mL G418 andintegration in the GPD1 locus was confirmed by colony PCR.

To prevent degradation of hexanoic acid and hexanoyl-CoA through nativeperoxisomal (3-oxidation pathways, genes were individually disrupted andtested in the LSC3-2 background. These included FAA2 (peroxisomal mediumchain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase), PXA1 (part of the heterodimericperoxisomal fatty acid and/or acyl-CoA ABC transport complex with PXA2),PEX11 (peroxisomal protein required for medium-chain fatty acidoxidation), and ANT1 (peroxisomal adenine nucleotide transporter, whichexchanges AMP generated in peroxisomes by acyl-CoA synthetases for ATP,that is consumed in that reaction, from the cytosol). LSC3-48 andLSC3-49 (FAA2 knockouts) were generated by integrating a loxHIS4cassette as 2 PCR fragments in the 3′ portion (starting at nucleotideposition 412) of the FAA2 locus. The immediate 5′ portion of the genecontaining the first 411 nucleotides of FAA2 and its upstream regionwere preserved due to overlap with the BUD25 locus transcribed from thecomplement strand. The two PCR fragments were amplified from pLOA-027using primers YO11478 and YO11431, and YO11432 and YO11479, transformedinto chemically competent LSC3-2, and colonies were selected CSM-Hisagar plates. LSC3-63 (PXA1 knockout) was generated by integrating aloxHIS4 cassette as 2 PCR fragments in the PXA1 locus. The two PCRfragments were amplified from pLOA-027 using primers YO11795 andYO11431, and YO11432 and YO11796, transformed into chemically competentLSC3-2, and colonies were selected on CSM-His agar plates. To generatethe PEX11 and ANT1 knockouts, the native non-functional HIS4 locus wasfirst knocked out in LSC3-2 by integrating a HygR cassette, generatingstrain LSC3-52. A PCR fragment was amplified from pLYG-001 using primersYO11709 and YO11710, transformed into chemically competent LSC3-2, andcolonies were selected on YPD plus 300 μg/mL hygromycin B, withintegration at the HIS4 locus confirmed by colony PCR. This strainexhibited enhanced efficiency of desired integrations using the loxHIS4cassette, due to reduced homology with the native HIS4 locus. LSC3-74and LSC3-75 (PEX11 knockouts) were subsequently generated by integratinga loxHIS4 cassette as 2 PCR fragments into the PEX11 locus of LSC3-52.The two PCR fragments were amplified from pLOA-027 using primers YO11498and YO11431, and YO11432 and YO11499, transformed into chemicallycompetent LSC3-52, and colonies were selected on CSM-His agar plates.LSC3-76 and LSC3-77 (ANT1 knockouts) were generated by integrating aloxHIS4 cassette as 2 PCR fragments into the ANT1 locus of LSC3-52. Thetwo PCR fragments were amplified from pLOA-027 using primers YO11680 andYO11431, and YO11432 and YO11681, transformed into chemically competentLSC3-52, and colonies were selected on CSM-His agar plates. Integrationsof cassettes into the desired loci were all confirmed by colony PCR forall strains.

To reduce proteolysis of the heterologously expressed pathway proteins,common proteases were additionally deleted in the LSC3-2 background.LSC3-47 (harboring a knockout of PRB1, encoding vacuolar proteinase B)was generated by integrating a loxHIS4 cassette in the PRB1 locus using2 PCR fragments. The two PCR fragments were amplified from pLOA-027using primers YO11488 and YO11431, and YO11432 and YO11489, transformedinto chemically competent LSC3-2, and colonies were selected on CSM-Hisagar plates. LSC3-87 and LSC3-88 (harboring knockouts of PEP4, encodingvacuolar aspartyl protease/proteinase A) were generated by integrating aloxHIS4 cassette at the PEP4 locus in LSC3-52 using two PCR fragments.The two PCR fragments were amplified from pLOA-027 using primers YO11687and YO11431, and YO11432 and YO11688, transformed into chemicallycompetent LSC3-52, and colonies were selected on CSM-His agar plates.Integrations of cassettes into both desired loci were confirmed bycolony PCR.

Additional knockouts can subsequently be combined from any combinationof integrated lox66/lox71 flanked cassettes by transforming into strainswhere the previous marker was looped out by transforming pLYG-005,isolating colonies spontaneously cured for pLYG-005 with confirmedloopout by colony PCR and phenotypic checks, and integrating the nextlox site flanked marker into a new locus. For example, a strain canharbor knockouts in modifications that allow production from glucose(GAL80 knockout in combination with either MIG1 or GAL1 knockouts),knockouts in genes involved in hexanoic acid or hexanoyl-CoA degradation(e.g. FAA2 and ANT1 knockouts), and/or knockouts in one or multipleproteases involved in degradation of expressed heterologous pathwayproteins (e.g. PRB1 and PEP4 knockouts).

Example 1G: Small-Scale Strain Screening Examples

Strains were tested either in shake flasks or an adapted protocolscaling down to 96 well plates. For shake flask testing, precultureswere grown overnight (approximately 16-24 hours) in 15 or 30 mL of YP+2%(w/v) glucose in 250 mL baffled shake flasks at 30° C. with 200 rpmshaking and 80% humidity. Main cultures were inoculated using between 1to 3 mL of preculture in 250 mL baffled shake flasks containing 30 mL ofYP+0.02-0.04% (w/v) hexanoic acid+2% (w/v) galactose or 2% (w/v)glucose+5 mL of isopropyl myristate (IPM). In some experiments, thepercentage of galactose or glucose was altered, the percent hexanoicacid added was modified, or the overlay was intentionally not added orwas replaced with alternative overlay candidates, such as diethylsebacate, di-cert-butyl malonate, or methyl soyate. Sampling time wasbetween 24 to 50 hours as indicated.

The shake flask experiments were scaled down to 96 well deepwell plateformat. Precultures from colonies of each strain were grown in 300 μLYP+2% (w/v) glucose. Main cultures containing 300 μL YP+2% (w/v)galactose (or glucose or combinations of galactose and glucose)+0.04%(w/v) hexanoic acid+20% (v/v) IPM (60 μL) or alternative overlaycandidates, were grown at 30° C. with 950 rpm shaking and 80% humidityin an Infors Multitron plate shaker, and the IPM or diethyl sebacateoverlay was sampled at different elapsed times between 18 and 48 hourspost-inoculation, following acidification of the media with 10 μl of 5 Mphosphoric acid. Overlay from the cultures was diluted 2:1 with methanolprior to HPLC analysis.

Additional defined media optimization and production experiments wereconducted with YNB or Delft medium base. YNB medium was initiallyoptimized and consisted of 100 mL/L of a 10×YNB stock solution(containing 68 g/L yeast nitrogen base without amino acids fromSigma-Aldrich, product number YO626), optionally 1 mL/L of 10% Bacto™casamino acids (BD Biosciences), 300 mL/L of 1 M MES buffer (pH 6.5),optionally 3.6 mL/L of a trace element solution (containing 130 g/Lcitric acid monohydrate, 0.574 g/L copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate,8.07 g/L iron (III) chloride hexahydrate, 0.5 g/L boric acid, 0.333 g/Lmanganese (II) chloride, 0.2 g/L sodium molybdate, and 4.67 g/L zincsulfate heptahydrate), and optionally 1 mL/L of a vitamin solution(containing 0.008 g/L biotin, 1.6 g/L calcium pantothenate, 0.008 g/Lfolic acid, 8 g/L myo-inositol, 1.6 g/L nicotinic acid, 0.8 g/Lp-aminobenzoic acid, 1.6 g/L pyridoxal hydrochloride, 0.8 g/Lriboflavin, 1.6 g/L thiamine hydrochloride, adjusted to pH 10.5 withsodium hydroxide.

Delft CSM medium, consisted of (per liter solution) 7.5 g ammoniumsulfate, 14.4 g potassium phosphate monobasic, 0.5 g magnesium sulfateheptahydrate (with these first three components prepared as an0.9×solution and adjusted to pH 6.5 with sodium hydroxide prior toautoclaving), 3.6 mL of a trace metal solution (consisting of 130 g/Lcitric acid monohydrate, 0.574 g/L copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate,8.07 g/L iron (III) chloride hexahydrate, 0.5 g/L boric acid, 0.333 g/Lmanganese (II) chloride, 0.2 g/L sodium molybdate, and 4.67 g/L zincsulfate heptahydrate), 1.0 mL of a vitamin solution (0.008 g/L biotin,1.6 g/L calcium pantothenate, 0.008 g/L folic acid, 8 g/L myo-inositol,1.6 g/L nicotinic acid, 0.8 g/L p-aminobenzoic acid, 1.6 g/L pyridoxalhydrochloride, 0.8 g/L riboflavin, 1.6 g/L thiamine hydrochloride,adjusted to pH 10.5 with sodium hydroxide), 0.79 g of CompleteSupplement Mixture (Formedium, Norfolk, UK), and 2% (w/v) of eithergalactose or glucose where specified. The final media wasfilter-sterilized, and hexanoic acid was added to 0.04% (w/v) forproduction.

Titers for both screening methods are presented as mg/L values on thebasis of the entire volume of broth and overlay (total volume of 35 mLfor shake flasks and 0.36 mL for 96 well deep well plates). In someplots, “olivetol equivalents” are depicted, which is the titer ofolivetol, plus the titer of olivetolic acid multiplied by the molecularweight of olivetol divided by the molecular weight of olivetolic acid.In some plots, “olivetolic acid equivalents” are depicted, which is thetiter of olivetolic acid, plus the titer of olivetol multiplied bymolecular weight of olivetolic acid divided by the molecular weight ofolivetol.

50 hour shake flask production of olivetolic acid and olivetol fromLSC3-2 (“3X”), LSC3-4 (“3×gal80{circumflex over ( )}::HIS4”), andLSC3-13 (“3×gal80{circumflex over ( )}::HIS4 mig1{circumflex over ( )}”)from YP+2% (w/v) galactose+0.02% (w/v) hexanoic acid and YP+2% (w/v)glucose+0.02% (w/v) hexanoic acid for LSC3-2 were determined.

Example 1J

50 hour 96 well deepwell plate production of olivetolic acid equivalents(total olivetolates) and corresponding measured optical density (600 nm)values from the aqueous phase of the culture for LSC3-2 (pink) andLSC3-4 (blue) cultivated in YP+2% or 4% (w/v) galactose+varyingconcentrations of hexanoic acid were determined. A tradeoff betweenhexanoic acid toxicity and conversion efficiency of hexanoic acid to endproduct could be observed, with an optimum between 0.08 to 0.1% (w/v)for 50 hour sampling. Lower concentrations of hexanoic acid can beemployed to minimize cellular toxicity with earlier sampling points.

Example 1K

50 hour 96 well deepwell plate production of olivetolic acid equivalents(total olivetolates) and corresponding measured optical density (600 nm)values from the aqueous phase of the culture for, from left to right ineach column, LSC3-13 (pink), LSC3-18 (green), LSC3-2 (blue), and LSC3-4(purple) cultivated in YNB base medium plus 2% (w/v) galactose (“gal”)or 2% (w/v) glucose (“glu”), with or without casamino acids (“a.a”) orcasamino acids plus trace element and vitamin solutions(“a.a_v.t”)+0.04% (w/v) hexanoic acid. Optimal production levels wereobserved in YNB medium supplemented with casamino acids and vitamin plustrace element solutions.

Example 1L

Further defined media optimization with alternative defined amino acidcompositions and vitamin/trace solutions for LSC3-4 and LSC3-18, withtotal olivetolate equivalents after 24 hours and optical density (600nm), were determined. Glucose was added to 2% (w/v), galactose to 0.05%(w/v), and hexanoic acid to 0.04% (w/v). For these fully amino acidprototrophic strains, optimal growth and production were observed inDelft medium base containing CSM supplement and the trace and vitaminsolution (T05 and V01) for which the composition is described above.

Example 1M

18 hour and 48 hour 96 well deepwell plate titers of olivetolic acid andolivetol (and byproducts PDAL and HTAL) for strains LSC3-2, LSC3-48 andLSC3-49 (FAA2 knockouts in LSC3-2), LSC3-63 (PXA1 knockout in LSC3-2),LSC3-74 and LSC3-75 (PEX11 knockouts in LSC3-2), LSC3-76 and LSC3-77(ANT1 knockouts in LSC3-2), and LSC3-47 (PRB1 knockout in LSC3-2) in YPmedium+2% (w/v) galactose+0.04% (w/v) hexanoic acid+20% (v/v) IPM. Thesampling time at 18 hours is indicative of productivity/rate of productformation due to hexanoic acid not yet being depleted. The sampling timeat 48 hours represents a total conversion of hexanoic acid afterhexanoic acid is fully utilized. For LSC3-48, LSC3-74, LSC3-76, andLSC3-77 in particular, both improved 18 and 48 hour titers wereobserved, indicating more efficient incorporation of hexanoic acid intoolivetolic acid and olivetol. LSC3-48 and LSC3-76/77 had the highestoverall conversions of hexanoic acid to olivetolic acid and olivetol,therefore these FAA2 and ANT1 were selected for further combinatorialknockouts and introduction into galactose independent strains. LSC3-47had a higher 48 hour titer of olivetolic acid, indicating a potentialrole in proteolysis of CsOAC.

Example 1N

24 hour and 48 hour 96 well deepwell plate titers of olivetolic acid andolivetol (and byproducts PDAL and HTAL) for strains LSC3-2, LSC3-50 andLSC3-51 (LSC3-2 his4::loxHIS4 as HIS4 prototrophic controls), LSC3-48and LSC3-49 (FAA2 knockouts in LSC3-2), LSC3-77 (ANT1 knockout inLSC3-2), LSC3-47 (PRB1 knockout in LSC3-2), and LSC3-87 and LSC3-88(PEP4 knockouts in LSC3-2) in YP medium+2% (w/v) galactose+0.04% (w/v)hexanoic acid+20% (v/v) IPM. The sampling time at 24 hours is indicativeof productivity/rate of product formation due to hexanoic acid not yetbeing fully depleted. Higher 24 hour productivities were again observedfor LSC3-48 and LSC3-77, indicating more efficient incorporation ofhexanoic acid into olivetolic acid and olivetol. LSC3-87 and LSC3-88also had higher 24 hour titers, than LSC3-2 or LSC3-50/51, indicating ahigher pathway flux to olivetolic acid and olivetol from the PEP4knockout. PEP4 and PRB1 are additionally selected for furthercombinatorial knockouts and introduction into galactose-independentstrain.

Example 1O

24 and 48 hour total olivetolate titers for strains LSC3-2, LSC3-4,LSC3-46, LSC3-18, and LSC3-64 and LSC3-65 (GAL80, MIG1, GAL1 tripleknockout strains) tested in YP medium+2% (w/v) glucose+differentindicated galactose concentrations (0, 0.05, 0.25, or 1.0% (w/v)).LSC3-64 and LSC3-65 combine the features of LSC3-13 and LSC3-18, withgreatly enhanced productivities up to at least 24 hours compared toLSC3-13 in YP+2% glucose that are more similar to productivities fromLSC3-18, as well as reducing the galactose-dependent inhibition ofproduction of LSC3-13 after 48 hours.

Example 1P

(Left) 24 and 48 hour total olivetolate titers for strains LSC3-13,LSC3-18, LSC3-89 and LSC3-90 (GPD1 knockouts in LSC3-13), and LSC3-91and LSC3-92 (GPD1 knockouts in LSC3-18) in YP+2% (w/v) glucose+0.04%(w/v) hexanoic acid+20% (v/v) IPM (left side), or the same but with anadditional 0.05% (w/v) galactose (right side). In the presence of 0.05%galactose, LSC3-89 and LSC3-90 have slightly increased final titerscompared to LSC3-13. (Right) glycerol titers after 48 hours indicategreatly reduced glycerol formation in all GPD1 knockout strains.

Example 1Q

48 hour 96 well deepwell plate production of LSC3-2 in YP+2% (w/v)galactose+0.04% (w/v) hexanoic acid+20% (v/v) of different overlays(IPM, di-cert-butyl malonate, diethyl sebacate, and methyl soyate).Enhanced production was observed with the diethyl sebacate overlaycompared to IPM.

Sequences for Examples 1B Through 1F

pLYG-001tcgcgcgtttcggtgatgacggtgaaaacctctgacacatgcagctcccggagacggtcacagcttgtctgtaagcggatgccgggagcagacaagcccgtcagggcgcgtcagcgggtgttggcgggtgtcggggctggcttaactatgcggcatcagagcagattgtactgagagtgcaccacgcttttcaattcaattcatcattttttttttattcttttttttgatttcggtttctttgaaatttttttgattcggtaatctccgaacagaaggaagaacgaaggaaggagcacagacttagattggtatatatacgcatatgtagtgttgaagaaacatgaaattgcccagtattcttaacccaactgcacagaacaaaaacctgcaggaaacgaagataaatcatgtcgaaagctacatataaggaacgtgctgctactcatcctagtcctgttgctgccaagctatttaatatcatgcacgaaaagcaaacaaacttgtgtgcttcattggatgttcgtaccaccaaggaattactggagttagttgaagcattaggtcccaaaatttgtttactaaaaacacatgtggatatcttgactgatttttccatggagggcacagttaagccgctaaaggcattatccgccaagtacaattttttactcttcgaagacagaaaatttgctgacattggtaatacagtcaaattgcagtactctgcgggtgtatacagaatagcagaatgggcagacattacgaatgcacacggtgtggtgggcccaggtattgttagcggtttgaagcaggcggcagaagaagtaacaaaggaacctagaggccttttgatgttagcagaattgtcatgcaagggctccctatctactggagaatatactaagggtactgttgacattgcgaagagcgacaaagattttgttatcggctttattgctcaaagagacatgggtggaagagatgaaggttacgattggttgattatgacacccggtgtgggtttagatgacaagggagacgcattgggtcaacagtatagaaccgtggatgatgtggtctctacaggatctgacattattattgttggaagaggactatttgcaaagggaagggatgctaaggtagagggtgaacgttacagaaaagcaggctgggaagcatatttgagaagatgcggccagcaaaactaaaaaactgtattataagtaaatgcatgtatactaaactcacaaattagagcttcaatttaattatatcagttattaccctgcggtgtgaaataccgcacagatgcgtaaggagaaaataccgcatcaggaaattgtaaacgttaatattttgttaaaattcgcgttaaatttttgttaaatcagctcattttttaaccaataggccgaaatcggcaaaatcccttataaatcaaaagaatagaccgagatagggttgagtgttgttccagtttggaacaagagtccactattaaagaacgtggactccaacgtcaaagggcgaaaaaccgtctatcagggcgatggcccactacgtgaaccatcaccctaatcaagttttttggggtcgaggtgccgtaaagcactaaatcggaaccctaaagggagcccccgatttagagcttgacggggaaagccggcgaacgtggcgagaaaggaagggaagaaagcgaaaggagcgggcgctagggcgctggcaagtgtagcggtcacgctgcgcgtaaccaccacacccgccgcgcttaatgcgccgctacagggcgcgtcgcgccattcgccattcaggctgcgcaactgttgggaagggcgatcggtgcgggcctcttcgctattacgccagctggcgaaggggggatgtgctgcaaggcgattaagttgggtaacgccagggttttcccagtcacgacgttgtaaaacgacggccagtgaattgtaatacgactcactatagggcgaattggagctccaccgcggtggcggccgcataggccactagtggatctgatatcatcgatgaattcgagctcgttttcgacactggatggcggcgttagtatcgaatcgacagcagtatagcgaccagcattcacatacgattgacgcatgatattactttctgcgcacttaacttcgcatctgggcagatgatgtcgaggcgaaaaaaaatataaatcacgctaacatttgattaaaatagaacaactacaatataaaaaaactatacaaatgacaagttcttgaaaacaagaatctttttattgtcagtactgattattcctttgccctcggacgagtgctggggcgtcggtttccactatcggcgagtacttctacacagccatcggtccagacggccgcgcttctgcgggcgatttgtgtacgcccgacagtcccggctccggatcggacgattgcgtcgcatcgaccctgcgcccaagctgcatcatcgaaattgccgtcaaccaagctctgatagagttggtcaagaccaatgcggagcatatacgcccggagccgcggcgatcctgcaagctccggatgcctccgctcgaagtagcgcgtctgctgctccatacaagccaaccacggcctccagaagaagatgttggcgacctcgtattgggaatccccgaacatcgcctcgctccagtcaatgaccgctgttatgcggccattgtccgtcaggacattgttggagccgaaatccgcgtgcacgaggtgccggacttcggggcagtcctcggcccaaagcatcagctcatcgagagcctgcgcgacggacgcactgacggtgtcgtccatcacagtttgccagtgatacacatggggatcagcaatcgcgcatatgaaatcacgccatgtagtgtattgaccgattccttgcggtccgaatgggccgaacccgctcgtctggctaagatcggccgcagcgatcgcatccatggcctccgcgaccggctgcagaacagcgggcagttcggtttcaggcaggtcttgcaacgtgacaccctgtgcacggcgggagatgcaataggtcaggctctcgctgaattccccaatgtcaagcacttccggaatcgggagcgcggccgatgcaaagtgccgataaacataacgatctttgtagaaaccatcggcgcagctatttacccgcaggacatatccacgccctcctacatcgaagctgaaagcacgagattcttcgccctccgagagctgcatcaggtcggagacgctgtcgaacttttcgatcagaaacttctcgacagacgtcgcggtgagttcaggctttttacccatggttgtttatgttcggatgtgatgtgagaactgtatcctagcaagattttaaaaggaagtatatgaaagaagaacctcagtggcaaatcctaaccttttatatttctctacaggggcgcggcgtggggacaattcaacgcgtctgtgaggggagcgtttccctgctcgcaggtctgcagcgaggagccgtaatttttgcttcgcgccgtgcggccatcaaaatgtatggatgcaaatgattatacatggggatgtatgggctaaatgtacgggcgacagtcacatcatgcccctgagctgcgcacgtcaagactgtcaaggagggtattctgggcctccatgtcgctggccgggtgacccggcggggacaaggcaagctaaacagatctggcgcgccttaattaacccggggatccgtcgacctgcagcgtacgaagcttcagctggcggccgctctagccagcttttgttccctttagtgagggttaattccgagcttggcgtaatcatggtcatagctgtttcctgtgtgaaattgttatccgctcacaattccacacaacataggagccggaagcataaagtgtaaagcctggggtgcctaatgagtgaggtaactcacattaattgcgttgcgctcactgcccgctttccagtcgggaaacctgtcgtgccagctgcattaatgaatcggccaacgcgcggggagaggcggtttgcgtattgggcgctcttccgcttcctcgctcactgactcgctgcgctcggtcgttcggctgcggcgagcggtatcagctcactcaaaggcggtaatacggttatccacagaatcaggggataacgcaggaaagaacatgtgagcaaaaggccagcaaaaggccaggaaccgtaaaaaggccgcgttgctggcgtttttccataggctcggcccccctgacgagcatcacaaaaatcgacgctcaagtcagaggtggcgaaacccgacaggactataaagataccaggcgttcccccctggaagctccctcgtgcgctctcctgttccgaccctgccgcttaccggatacctgtccgcctttctcccttcgggaagcgtggcgctttctcaatgctcacgctgtaggtatctcagttcggtgtaggtcgttcgctccaagctgggctgtgtgcacgaaccccccgttcagcccgaccgctgcgccttatccggtaactatcgtcttgagtccaacccggtaagacacgacttatcgccactggcagcagccactggtaacaggattagcagagcgaggtatgtaggcggtgctacagagttcttgaagtggtggcctaactacggctacactagaaggacagtatttggtatctgcgctctgctgaagccagttaccttcggaaaaagagttggtagctcttgatccggcaaacaaaccaccgctggtagcggtggtttttttgtttgcaagcagcagattacgcgcagaaaaaaaggatctcaagaagatcctttgatcttttctacggggtctgacgctcagtggaacgaaaactcacgttaagggattttggtcatgagattatcaaaaaggatcttcacctagatccttttaaattaaaaatgaagttttaaatcaatctaaagtatatatgagtaaacttggtctgacagttaccaatgcttaatcagtgaggcacctatctcagcgatctgtctatttcgttcatccatagttgcctgactgcccgtcgtgtagataactacgatacgggagggcttaccatctggccccagtgctgcaatgataccgcgagacccacgctcaccggctccagatttatcagcaataaaccagccagccggaagggccgagcgcagaagtggtcctgcaactttatccgcctccatccagtctattaattgttgccgggaagctagagtaagtagttcgccagttaatagtttgcgcaacgttgttgccattgctacaggcatcgtggtgtcacgctcgtcgtttggtatggcttcattcagctccggttcccaacgatcaaggcgagttacatgatcccccatgttgtgaaaaaaagcggttagctccttcggtcctccgatcgttgtcagaagtaagttggccgcagtgttatcactcatggttatggcagcactgcataattctcttactgtcatgccatccgtaagatgcttttctgtgactggtgagtactcaaccaagtcattctgagaatagtgtatgcggcgaccgagttgctcttgcccggcgtcaatacgggataataccgcgccacatagcagaactttaaaagtgctcatcattggaaaacgttcttcggggcgaaaactctcaaggatcttaccgctgttgagatccagttcgatgtaacccactcgtgcacccaactgatcttcagcatcttttactttcaccagcgtttctgggtgagcaaaaacaggaaggcaaaatgccgcaaaaaagggaataagggcgacacggaaatgttgaatactcatactcttcctttttcaatattattgaagcatttatcagggttattgtctcatgagcggatacatatttgaatgtatttagaaaaataaacaaataggggttccgcgcacatttccccgaaaagtgccacctgggtccttttcatcacgtgctataaaaataattataatttaaattttttaatataaatatataaattaaaaatagaaagtaaaaaaagaaattaaagaaaaaatagtttttgttttccgaagatgtaaaagactctagggggatcgccaacaaatactaccttttatcttgctcttcctgctctcaggtattaatgccgaattgtttcatcttgtctgtgtagaagaccacacacgaaaatcctgtgattttacattttacttatcgttaatcgaatgtatatctatttaatctgcttttcttgtctaataaatatatatgtaaagtacgctttttgttgaaattttttaaacctttgtttatttttttttcttcattccgtaactcttctaccttctttatttactttctaaaatccaaatacaaaacataaaaataaataaacacagagtaaattcccaaattattccatcattaaaagatacgaggcgcgtgtaagttacaggcaagcgatccgtcctaagaaaccattattatcatgacattaacctataaaaataggcgtatcacgaggccctttcgtc pLYG-005agatcctttgatcttttctacggggtctgacgctcagtggaacgaaaactcacgttaagggattttggtcatgagattatcaaaaaggatcttcacctagatccttttaaattaaaaatgaagttttaaatcaatctaaagtatatatgagtaaacttggtctgacagttaccaatgcttaatcagtgaggcacctatctcagcgatctgtctatttcgttcatccatagttgcctgactgcccgtcgtgtagataactacgatacgggagggcttaccatctggccccagtgctgcaatgataccgcgagacccacgctcaccggctccagatttatcagcaataaaccagccagccggaagggccgagcgcagaagtggtcctgcaactttatccgcctccatccagtctattaattgttgccgggaagctagagtaagtagttcgccagttaatagtttgcgcaacgttgttgccattgctacaggcatcgtggtgtcacgctcgtcgtttggtatggcttcattcagctccggttcccaacgatcaaggcgagttacatgatcccccatgttgtgaaaaaaagcggttagctccttcggtcctccgatcgttgtcagaagtaagttggccgcagtgttatcactcatggttatggcagcactgcataattctcttactgtcatgccatccgtaagatgcttttctgtgactggtgagtactcaaccaagtcattctgagaatagtgtatgcggcgaccgagttgctcttgcccggcgtcaatacgggataataccgcgccacatagcagaactttaaaagtgctcatcattggaaaacgttcttcggggcgaaaactctcaaggatcttaccgctgttgagatccagttcgatgtaacccactcgtgcacccaactgatcttcagcatcttttactttcaccagcgtttctgggtgagcaaaaacaggaaggcaaaatgccgcaaaaaagggaataagggcgacacggaaatgttgaatactcatactcttcctttttcaatattattgaagcatttatcagggttattgtctcatgagcggatacatatttgaatgtatttagaaaaataaacaaataggggttccgcgcacatttccccgaaaagtgccacctgggtccttttcatcacgtgctataaaaataattataatttaaattttttaatataaatatataaattaaaaatagaaagtaaaaaaagaaattaaagaaaaaatagtttttgttttccgaagatgtaaaagactctagggggatcgccaacaaatactaccttttatcttgctcttcctgctctcaggtattaatgccgaattgtttcatcttgtctgtgtagaagaccacacacgaaaatcctgtgattttacattttacttatcgttaatcgaatgtatatctatttaatctgcttttcttgtctaataaatatatatgtaaagtacgctttttgttgaaattttttaaacctttgtttatttttttttcttcattccgtaactcttctaccttctttatttactttctaaaatccaaatacaaaacataaaaataaataaacacagagtaaattcccaaattattccatcattaaaagatacgaggcgcgtgtaagttacaggcaagcgatcatccgtcctaagaaaccattattatcatgacattaacctataaaaataggcgtatcacgaggccctttcgtctcgcgcgtttcggtgatgacggtgaaaacctctgacacatgcagctcccggagacggtcacagcttgtctgtaagcggatgccgggagcagacaagcccgtcagggcgcgtcagcgggtgttggcgggtgtcggggctggcttaactatgcggcatcagagcagattgtactgagagtgcaccacgcttttcaattcaattcatcattttttttttattcttttttttgatttcggtttctttgaaatttttttgattcggtaatctccgaacagaaggaagaacgaaggaaggagcacagacttagattggtatatatacgcatatgtagtgttgaagaaacatgaaattgcccagtattcttaacccaactgcacagaacaaaaacctgcaggaaacgaagataaatcgaaacatcatgaaaactgtttcaccctctgtgaagcataaacactagaaagccaatgaagagctctacaagcctcttatgggttcaatgggtctgcaatgaccgcatacgggcttggacaattaccttctattgaatttctgagaagagatacatctcaccagcaatgtaagcagacaatcccaattctgtaaacaacctctttgtccataattccccatcagaagagtgaaaaatgccctcaaaatgcatgcgccacacccatctttcaactgcactgcgccacctctgagggtcttttcaggggtcgactaccccggacacctcgcagaggagcgaggtcacgtacttttaaaatggcagagacgcgcagtttcttgaagaaaggataaaaatgaaatggtgcggaaatgcgaaaatgatgaaaaattttcttggtggcgaggaaattgagtgcaataattggcacgaggttgttgccacccgagtgtgagtatatatcctagtttctgcacttttcttcttcttttctttaccttttcttttcaacttttttttactttttccttcaacagacaaatctaacttatatatcacaATGGGTAAGGAAAAGACTCACGTTTCGAGGCCGCGATTAAATTCCAACATGGATGCTGATTTATATGGGTATAAATGGGCTCGCGATAATGTCGGGCAATCAGGTGCGACAATCTATCGATTGTATGGGAAGCCCGATGCGCCAGAGTTGTTTCTGAAACATGGCAAAGGTAGCGTTGCCAATGATGTTACAGATGAGATGGTCAGACTAAACTGGCTGACGGAATTTATGCCTCTTCCGACCATCAAGCATTTTATCCGTACTCCTGATGATGCATGGTTACTCACCACTGCGATCCCCGGCAAAACAGCATTCCAGGTATTAGAAGAATATCCTGATTCAGGTGAAAATATTGTTGATGCGCTGGCAGTGTTCCTGCGCCGGTTGCATTCGATTCCTGTTTGTAATTGTCCTTTTAACAGCGATCGCGTATTTCGTCTCGCTCAGGCGCAATCACGAATGAATAACGGTTTGGTTGATGCGAGTGATTTTGATGACGAGCGTAATGGCTGGCCTGTTGAACAAGTCTGGAAAGAAATGCATAAGCTTTTGCCATTCTCACCGGATTCAGTCGTCACTCATGGTGATTTCTCACTTGATAACCTTATTTTIGACGAGGGGAAATTAATAGGTTGTATTGATGTTGGACGAGTCGGAATCGCAGACCGATACCAGGATCTTGCCATCCTATGGAACTGCCTCGGTGAGTTTTCTCCTTCATTACAGAAACGGCTTTTTCAAAAATATGGTATTGATAATCCTGATATGAATAAATTGCAGTTTCATTTGATGCTCGATGAGTTTTTCTAAgtgaatttactttaaatcttgcatttaaataaattttctttttatagctttatgacttagtttcaatttatatactattttaatgacattttcgattcattgattgaaagctttgtgttttttcttgatgcgctattgcattgttcttgtctttttcgccacatgtaatatctgtagtagatacctgatacattgtggataaaactgtattataagtaaatgcatgtatactaaactcacaaattagagcttcaatttaattatatcagttattaccctgcggtgtgaaataccgcacagatgcgtaaggagaaaataccgcatcaggaaattgtaaacgttaatattttgttaaaattcgcgttaaatttttgttaaatcagctcattttttaaccaataggccgaaatcggcaaaatcccttataaatcaaaagaatagaccgagatagggttgagtgttgttccagtttggaacaagagtccactattaaagaacgtggactccaacgtcaaagggcgaaaaaccgtctatcagggcgatggcccactacgtgaaccatcaccctaatcaagttttttggggtcgaggtgccgtaaagcactaaatcggaaccctaaagggagcccccgatttagagcttgacggggaaagccggcgaacgtggcgagaaaggaagggaagaaagcgaaaggagcgggcgctagggcgctggcaagtgtagcggtcacgctgcgcgtaaccaccacacccgccgcgcttaatgcgccgctacagggcgcgtcgcgccattcgccattcaggctgcgcaactgttgggaagggcgatcggtgcgggcctcttcgctattacgccagctggcgaaggggggatgtgctgcaaggcgattaagttgggtaacgccagggttttcccagtcacgacgttgtaaaacgacggccagtgaattgtaatacgactcactatagggcgaattggagctccaccgcggtggcggccgcataggccactagtggatctgatatcatcgatgaattcgagctcgtttgggcccgctacttagcttctatagttagttaatgcactcacgatattcaaaattgacacccttcaactactccctactattgtctactactgtctactactcctctttactatagctgctcccaataggctccaccaataggctctgccaatacattttgcgccgccacctttcaggttgtgtcactcctgaaggaccatattgggtaatcgtgcaatttctggaagagagtccgcgagaagtgaggcccccactgtaaatcctcgagggggcatggagtatggggcatggaggatggaggatggggggggggcgaaaaataggtagcaaaaggacccgctatcaccccacccggagaactcgttgccgggaagtcatatttcgacactccggggagtctataaaaggcgggttttgtcttttgccagttgatgttgctgaaaggacttgtttgccgtttcttccgatttaacagtatagaaatcaaccactgttaattatacacgttatactaacacaacaaaaacaaaaacaacgacaacaacaacaacaATGTCCAATTTACTGACCGTACACCAAAATTTGCCTGCATTACCGGTCGATGCAACGAGTGATGAGGTTCGCAAGAACCTGATGGACATGTTCAGGGATCGCCAGGCGTTTTCTGAGCATACCTGGAAAATGCTTCTGTCCGTTTGCCGGTCGTGGGCGGCATGGTGCAAGTTGAATAACCGGAAATGGTTTCCCGCAGAACCTGAAGATGTTCGCGATTATCTTCTATATCTTCAGGCGCGCGGTCTGGCAGTAAAAACTATCCAGCAACATTTGGGCCAGCTAAACATGCTTCATCGTCGGTCCGGGCTGCCACGACCAAGTGACAGCAATGCTGTTTCACTGGTTATGCGGCGGATCCGAAAAGAAAACGTTGATGCCGGTGAACGTGCAAAACAGGCTCTAGCGTTCGAACGCACTGATTTCGACCAGGTTCGTTCACTCATGGAAAATAGCGATCGCTGCCAGGATATACGTAATCTGGCATTTCTGGGGATTGCTTATAACACCCTGTTACGTATAGCCGAAATTGCCAGGATCAGGGTTAAAGATATCTCACGTACTGACGGTGGGAGAATGTTAATCCATATTGGCAGAACGAAAACGCTGGTTAGCACCGCAGGTGTAGAGAAGGCACTTAGCCTGGGGGTAACTAAACTGGTCGAGCGATGGATTTCCGTCTCTGGTGTAGCTGATGATCCGAATAACTACCTGTTTTGCCGGGTCAGAAAAAATGGTGTTGCCGCGCCATCTGCCACCAGCCAGCTATCAACTCGCGCCCTGGAAGGGATTTTTGAAGCAACTCATCGATTGATTTACGGCGCTAAGGATGACTCTGGTCAGAGATACCTGGCCTGGTCTGGACACAGTGCCCGTGTCGGAGCCGCGCGAGATATGGCCCGCGCTGGAGTTTCAATACCGGAGATCATGCAAGCTGGTGGCTGGACCAATGTAAATATTGTCATGAACTATATCCGTACCCTGGATAGTGAAACAGGGGCAATGGTGCGCCTGCTGGAAGATGGCGATTAGtcatgtaattagttatgtcacgcttacattcacgccctccccccacatccgctctaaccgaaaaggaaggagttagacaacctgaagtctaggtccctatttatttttttatagttatgttagtattaagaacgttatttatatttcaaatttttcttttttttctgtacagacgcgtgtacgcatgtaacattatactgaaaaccttgcttgagaaggttttgggacgctcgaaggctttaatttgcggccggcgcgccttaattaacccggggatccgtcgacctgcagcgtacgaagcttcagctggcggccgctctagccagcttttgttccctttagtgagggttaattccgagcttggcgtaatcatggtcatagctgtttcctgtgtgaaattgttatccgctcacaattccacacaacataggagccggaagcataaagtgtaaagcctggggtgcctaatgagtgaggtaactcacattaattgcgttgcgctcactgcccgctttccagtcgggaaacctgtcgtgccagctgcattaatgaatcggccaacgcgcggggagaggcggtttgcgtattgggcgctcttccgcttcctcgctcactgactcgctgcgctcggtcgttcggctgcggcgagcggtatcagctcactcaaaggcggtaatacggttatccacagaatcaggggataacgcaggaaagaacatgtgagcaaaaggccagcaaaaggccaggaaccgtaaaaaggccgcgttgctggcgtttttccataggctcggcccccctgacgagcatcacaaaaatcgacgctcaagtcagaggtggcgaaacccgacaggactataaagataccaggcgttcccccctggaagctccctcgtgcgctctcctgttccgaccctgccgcttaccggatacctgtccgcctttctcccttcgggaagcgtggcgctttctcaatgctcacgctgtaggtatctcagttcggtgtaggtcgttcgctccaagctgggctgtgtgcacgaaccccccgttcagcccgaccgctgcgccttatccggtaactatcgtcttgagtccaacccggtaagacacgacttatcgccactggcagcagccactggtaacaggattagcagagcgaggtatgtaggcggtgctacagagttcttgaagtggtggcctaactacggctacactagaaggacagtatttggtatctgcgctctgctgaagccagttaccttcggaaaaagagttggtagctcttgatccggcaaacaaaccaccgctggtagcggtggtttttttgtttgcaagcagcagattacgcgcagaaaaaaaggatctcaaga pLOA-027gacgaaagggcctcgtgatacgcctatttttataggttaatgtcatgataataatggtttcttagacgtcaggtggcacttttcggggaaatgtgcgcggaacccctatttgtttatttttctaaatacattcaaatatgtatccgctcatgagacaataaccctgataaatgcttcaataatattgaaaaaggaagagtatgagtattcaacatttccgtgtcgcccttattcccttttttgcggcattttgccttcctgtttttgctcacccagaaacgctggtgaaagtaaaagatgctgaagatcagttgggtgcacgagtgggttacatcgaactggatctcaacagcggtaagatccttgagagttttcgccccgaagaacgttttccaatgatgagcacttttaaagttctgctatgtggcgcggtattatcccgtattgacgccgggcaagagcaactcggtcgccgcatacactattctcagaatgacttggttgagtactcaccagtcacagaaaagcatcttacggatggcatgacagtaagagaattatgcagtgctgccataaccatgagtgataacactgcggccaacttacttctgacaacgatcggaggaccgaaggagctaaccgcttttttgcacaacatgggggatcatgtaactcgccttgatcgttgggaaccggagctgaatgaagccataccaaacgacgagcgtgacaccacgatgcctgtagcaatggcaacaacgttgcgcaaactattaactggcgaactacttactctagcttcccggcaacaattaatagactggatggaggcggataaagttgcaggaccacttctgcgctcggcccttccggctggctggtttattgctgataaatctggagccggtgagGgtgggtcCcgcggtatcattgcagcactggggccagatggtaagccctcccgtatcgtagttatctacacgacggggagtcaggcaactatggatgaacgaaatagacagatcgctgagataggtgcctcactgattaagcattggtaactgtcagaccaagtttactcatatatactttagattgatttaaaacttcatttttaatttaaaaggatctaggtgaagatcctttttgataatctcatgaccaaaatcccttaacgtgagttttcgttccactgagcgtcagaccccgtagaaaagatcaaaggatcttcttgagatcctttttttctgcgcgtaatctgctgcttgcaaacaaaaaaaccaccgctaccagcggtggtttgtttgccggatcaagagctaccaactctttttccgaaggtaactggcttcagcagagcgcagataccaaatactgttcttctagtgtagccgtagttaggccaccacttcaagaactctgtagcaccgcctacatacctcgctctgctaatcctgttaccagtggctgctgccagtggcgataagtcgtgtcttaccgggttggactcaagacgatagttaccggataaggcgcagcggtcgggctgaacggggggttcgtgcacacagcccagcttggagcgaacgacctacaccgaactgagatacctacagcgtgagctatgagaaagcgccacgcttcccgaagggagaaaggcggacaggtatccggtaagcggcagggtcggaacaggagagcgcacgagggagcttccagggggaaacgcctggtatctttatagtcctgtcgggtttcgccacctctgacttgagcgtcgatttttgtgatgctcgtcaggggggcggagcctatggaaaaacgccagcaacgcggcctttttacggttcctggccttttgctggccttttgctcacatgttctttcctgcgttatcccctgattctgtggataaccgtattaccgcctttgagtgagctgataccgctcgccgcagccgaacgaccgagcgcagcgagtcagtgagcgaggaagcggaagagcgcccaatacgcaaaccgcctctcccogcgcgttggccgattcattaatgcaggtttaaacAGGTGGTAATAATCGCGCGATTCAATTGCATTCATTAAAGACAGATAATTCGCAAGACCTTCTCCCTCCAGATCAACTTGTATCAATGATTCACTTGTTCATCAACGATGAAAGGTTTACCTCCGGTATAACGAGTTTTGACATTGATTTTTCTAGAATGAAAATGCCATAGAAATTTCTAAATTTAGACTGAATCCCTACGTCACTGGTTTAAAAATTGAGTGGTGCTTACTAATTATTACATTCGGAAACGTCTCATCAAGTGTTTCCGAAAAAATGAGGGTTTTTCTAAAGCTTCTTTCTTTCACGGATATCACCGGGTTTAAGATGTATTTTTTTTTTCCACAGAAATTAAAGTTCCAGCGTTTACCAAAGTAGATCGTTCAATAATATGGATGGTGTTATAAGAAGACGACCACTATCCCCCATGAATTCTCACATGATACTTTCTTTTACTTTATTTACAGAGGCAGTAACATCCAAGAAGAAtaccgttcgtataatgtatgctatacgaagttataaccggcgttgccagcgataaacggCCCATCACAATCCTGACAACCAGCAGTTCTTCTAGGCAGTCGAACTGACTCTAATAGTCACTCCGGTAAATTAGTTAATTAATTGCTAAACCCATGCACAGTGACTCACGTTTTTTTATCAGTCATTCGATATAGAAGGTAAGAAAAGGATATGACTATGAACAGTAGTATACTGTGTATATAATAGATATGGAACGTTATATTCACCTCCGATGTGTGTTGTACATACATAAAAATATCATAGCACAACTGCGCTGTGTAATAGTAATACAATAGTTTACAAAATTTTTTTTCTGAATAATGGTTTTGCCGATTCTACCGTTAATTGATGATCTGGCCTCATGGAATAGTAAGAAGGAATACGTTTCACTTGTTGGTCAGGTACTTTTGGATGGCTCGAGCCTGAGTAATGAAGAGATTCTCCAGTTCTCCAAAGAGGAAGAAGTTCCATTGGTGGCTTTGTCCTTGCCAAGTGGTAAATTCAGCGATGATGAAATCATTGCCTTCTTGAACAACGGAGTTTCTTCTCTGTTCATTGCTAGCCAAGATGCTAAAACAGCCGAACACTTGGTTGAACAATTGAATGTACCAAAGGAGCGTGTTGTTGTGGAAGAGAACGGTGTTTTCTCCAATCAATTCATGGTAAAACAAAAATTCTCGCAAGATAAAATTGTGTCCATAAAGAAATTAAGCAAGGATATGTTGACCAAAGAAGTGCTTGGTGAAGTACGTACAGACCGTCCTGACGGTTTATATACCACCCTAGTTGTCGACCAATATGAGCGTTGTCTAGGGTTGGTGTATTCTTCGAAGAAATCTATAGCAAAGGCCATCGATTTGGGTCGTGGCGTTTATTATTCTCGTTCTAGGAATGAAATCTGGATCAAGGGTGAAACTTCTGGCAATGGCCAAAAGCTTTTACAAATCTCTACTGACTGTGATTCGGATGCCTTAAAGTTTATCGTTGAACAAGAAAACGTTGGATTTTGCLACTTGGAGACCATGTCTTCCTTTGGTGAATTCAACCATGGTTTGGTGGGGCTAGAATCTTTACTAAAACAAAGGCTACAGGACGCTCCAGAGGAATCTTATACTAGAAGACTATTCAACGACTCTGCATTGTTAGATGCCAAGATCAAGGAAGAAGCTGAAGAACTGACTGAGGCAAAGGGTAAGAAGGAGCTTTCTTGGGAGGCTGCCGATTTGTTCTACTTTGCACTGGCCAAATTAGTGGCCAACGATGTTTCATTGAAGGACGTCGAGAATAATCTGAATATGAAGCATCTGAAGGTTACAAGACGGAAAGGTGATGCTAAGCCAAAGTTTGTTGGACAACCAAAGGCTGAAGAAGAAAAACTGACCGGTCCAATTCACTTGGACGTGGTGAAGGCTTCCGACAAAGTTGGTGTGCAGAAGGCTTTGAGCAGACCAATCCAAAAGACTTCTGAAATTATGCATTTAGTCAATCCGATCATCGAAAATGTTAGAGACAAAGGTAACTCTGCCCTTTTGGAGTACACAGAAAAGTTTGATGGTGTAAAATTATCCAATCCTGTTCTTAATGCTCCATTCCCAGAAGAATACTTTGAAGGTTTAACCGAGGAAATGAAGGAAGCTTTGGACCTTTCAATTGAAAACGTCCGCAAATTCCATGCTGCTCAATTGCCAACAGAGACTCTTGAAGTTGAAACCCAACCTGGTGTCTTGTGTTCCAGATTCCCTCGTCCTATTGAAAAAGTTGGTTTGTATATCCCTGGTGGCACTGCCATTTTACCAAGTACTGCATTAATGCTTGGTGTTCCAGCACAAGTTGCCCAATGTAAGGAGATTGTGTTTGCATCTCCACCAAGAAAATCTGATGGTAAAGTTTCACCCGAAGTTGTTTATGTCGCAGAAAAAGTTGGCGCTTCCAAGATTGTTCTAGCTGGTGGTGCCCAAGCCGTTGCTGCTATGGCTTACGGGACAGAAACTATTCCTAAAGTGGATAAGATCTTGGGTCCAGGTAATCAATTTGTGACTGCCGCCAAAATGTATGTTCAAAATGACACTCAAGCTCTATGTTCCATTGATATGCCAGCTGGCCCAAGTGAAGTTTTGGTTATTGCCGATGAAGATGCCGATGTGGATTTTGTTGCAAGTGATTTGCTATCGCAAGCTGAACACGGTATTGACTCCCAAGTTATCCTTGTTGGTGTTAACTTGAGCGAAAAGAAAATTCAAGAGATTCAAGATGCTGTCCACAATCAAGCTTTACAACTGCCACGTGTGGATATTGTTCGTAAATGTATTGCTCACAGTACGATCGTTCTTTGTGACGGTTACGAAGAAGCCCTTGAAATGTCCAACCAATATGCACCAGAACATTTGATTCTACAAATCGCCAATGCTAACGATTATGTTAAATTGGTTGACAATGCAGGGTCCGTATTTGTGGGTGCTTACACTCCAGAATCGTGCGGTGACTATTCAAGTGGTACTAACCATACATTACCAACCTATGGTTACGCTAGGCAGTACAGTGGTGCCAACACTGCAACCTTCCAAAAGTTTATCACTGCCCAAAACATTACCCCTGAAGGTTTAGAAAACATCGGTAGAGCTGTTATGTGCGTTGCCAAGAAGGAGGGTCTAGACGGTCACAGAAACGCTGTGAAAATCAGAATGAGTAAGCTTGGGTTGATCCCAAAGGATTTCCAGTAGATTATTTCTAACTTGGAAACCGAACACTAACGAAAATAATATGTATATATACATATATATATCAAACAAAATACAGTCTTGAATGAATAGAGATACACTATGTAATGAATGGTAACGTAAAAATTGTAATTTTGGATTAAAAGAGAGGTAGcgcctggcagcagggcgataacctcataacttcgtataatgtatgctatacgaacggtaTTTGGTGTTGTTTTCTATTGCATACGAATTAGAATGCCCAGACTTGTTTATATACTACGCTGAATGTTTGTACATTTATACTTAAAACAAAATGCTAGTCAGCCATATTAAACAGAGCCGTTTAGCAACATTTCAATAGCACCTTCCACAGATCCACCGCTACGTYTCAATGCGGCAATGTTACGGTCGAAGTCAAAGAAGCCCATATCGTTTAATTGACGTAATTGTGTTGCATAGACTTCTTCTGGAGGCCTTGTATCGGAAGCAGAAGGTGCAGTTGAACCAGTACCAGTACTGGCACCACCAAAGAGATTCATTAAATTAGGATTTGCCAAAATGGGATTACCTCCTAAACCTGCTCCAGGAACACCTGCTCCAAATAGTGACGCAAATGGATTGCTTGGTACAGAGGAACCTGAAGAGTTTGAAGTTGAATTACGTGGCGAATCCGTGTTTGCAGTGTTAGAGTCAGATGGATTTCCGGGTGATGGGAAGTgtttaaacctggcgtaatagcgaagaggcccgcaccgatcgcccttcccaacagttgcgcagcctgaatggcgaatggcgcctgatgcggtattttctccttacgcatctgtgcggtatttcacaccgcatatggtgcactctcagtacaatctgctctgatgccgcatagttaagccagccccgacacccgccaacacccgctgacgcgccctgacgggcttgtctgctcccggcatccgcttacagacaagctgtgaccgtctccgggagctgcatgtgtcagaggttttcaccgtcatcaccgaaacgcgcga 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TGGTATCGATTCCCAGGTCATTCTACTGGCTGTTGACATGACTGACGCAGAAGTTGATGCCATTGACGAAGCTGTCCATAGACAAGCTTTAGCGCTACCGAGAGTCGACATTGTTAGAAAATGTATTGCACATTCCACTACAATTGTAGTCAAAACGCTGGATGAGGCATTTGAAATGTCCAACAAATATGCTCCAGAGCATTTGATTTTGCAGATTGAGAACGCAGAAGAATGGGTTCCTAAGGTTGACAATGCAGGTTCTGTCTTTGTGGCGCATTATCGCCAGAATCTTGTGGTGATTATTCCTCCGGTACTAACCATACATTACCTACGTATGGTTATGCTAGGATGTACAGCGGAGTGAACACAGCAACCTTCCAAAAGTTCATCACCTCTCAGGTTGTCACAAGGGAAGGTTTGAAGAACATCGGTCCTGCAGTTATGGATTTGGCTGAGGTTGAAGGTCTTGATGGCCACCGTAACGCCGTTAGGGTGAGAATGGATAAACTTGGTATGCTCCCTGAAGGATACTGAcgcctggcagcagggcgataacctcataacttcgtataatgtatgctatacgaacggtaTTTGGTGTTGTTTTCTATTGCATACGAATTAGAATGCCLAGACTGTTTATATACTACGCTGAATGTTTGTACATTTATACTTAAAACAAAATGCTAGTCAGCCATATTAAACAGAGCCGTTTAGCAACATTTCAATAGCACCTTCCACAGATCCACCGCTACGTYTCAATGCGGCAATGTTACGGTCGAAGTCAAAGAAGCCCATATCGTTTAATTGACGTAATTGTGTTGCATAGACTTCTTCTGGAGGCCTTGTATCGGAAGCAGAAGGTGCAGTTGAACCAGTACCAGTACTGGCACCACCAAAGAGATTCATTAAATTAGGATTTGCCAAAATGGGATTACCTCCTAAACCTGCTCCAGGAACACCTGCTCCAAATAGTGACGCAAATGGATTGCTTGGTACAGAGGAACCTGAAGAGTTTGAAGTTGAATTACGTGGCGAATCCGTGTTTGCAGTGTTAGAGTCAGATGGATTTCCGGGTGATGGGAAGTgtttaaacctggcgtaatagcgaagaggcccgcaccgatcgcccttcccaacagttgcgcagcctgaatggcgaatggcgcctgatgcggtattttctccttacgcatctgtgcggtatttcacaccgcatatggtgcactctcagtacaatctgctctgatgccgcatagttaagccagccccgacacccgccaacacccgctgacgcgccctgacgggcttgtctgctcccggcatccgcttacagacaagctgtgaccgtctccgggagctgcatgtgtcagaggttttcaccgtcatcaccgaaacgcgcgapLOA-094gacgaaagggcctcgtgatacgcctatttttataggttaatgtcatgataataatggtttcttagacgtcaggtggcacttttcggggaaatgtgcgcggaacccctatttgtttatttttctaaatacattcaaatatgtatccgctcatgagacaataaccctgataaatgcttcaataatattgaaaaaggaagagtatgagtattcaacatttccgtgtcgcccttattcccttttttgcggcattttgccttcctgtttttgctcacccagaaacgctggtgaaagtaaaagatgctgaagatcagttgggtgcacgagtgggttacatcgaactggatctcaacagcggtaagatccttgagagttttcgccccgaagaacgttttccaatgatgagcacttttaaagttctgctatgtggcgcggtattatcccgtattgacgccgggcaagagcaactcggtcgccgcatacactattctcagaatgacttggttgagtactcaccagtcacagaaaagcatcttacggatggcatgacagtaagagaattatgcagtgctgccataaccatgagtgataacactgcggccaacttacttctgacaacgatcggaggaccgaaggagctaaccgcttttttgcacaacatgggggatcatgtaactcgccttgatcgttgggaaccggagctgaatgaagccataccaaacgacgagcgtgacaccacgatgcctgtagcaatggcaacaacgttgcgcaaactattaactggcgaactacttactctagcttcccggcaacaattaatagactggatggaggcggataaagttgcaggaccacttctgcgctcggcccttccggctggctggtttattgctgataaatctggagccggtgagcgtgggtcCcgcggtatcattgcagcactggggccagatggtaagccctcccgtatcgtagttatctacacgacggggagtcaggcaactatggatgaacgaaatagacagatcgctgagataggtgcctcactgattaagcattggtaactgtcagaccaagtttactcatatatactttagattgatttaaaacttcatttttaatttaaaaggatctaggtgaagatcctttttgataatctcatgaccaaaatcccttaacgtgagttttcgttccactgagcgtcagaccccgtagaaaagatcaaaggatcttcttgagatcctttttttctgcgcgtaatctgctgcttgcaaacaaaaaaaccaccgctaccagcggtggtttgtttgccggatcaagagctaccaactctttttccgaaggtaactggcttcagcagagcgcagataccaaatactgttcttctagtgtagccgtagttaggccaccacttcaagaactctgtagcaccgcctacatacctcgctctgctaatcctgttaccagtggctgctgccagtggcgataagtcgtgtcttaccgggttggactcaagacgatagttaccggataaggcgcagcggtcgggctgaacggggggttcgtgcacacagcccagcttggagcgaacgacctacaccgaactgagatacctacagcgtgagctatgagaaagcgccacgcttcccgaagggagaaaggcggacaggtatccggtaagcggcagggtcggaacaggagagcgcacgagggagcttccagggggaaacgcctggtatctttatagtcctgtcgggtttcgccacctctgacttgagcgtcgatttttgtgatgctcgtcaggggggcggagcctatggaaaaacgccagcaacgcggcctttttacggttcctggccttttgctggccttttgctcacatgttctttcctgcgttatcccctgattctgtggataaccgtattaccgcctttgagtgagctgataccgctcgccgcagccgaacgaccgagcgcagcgagtcagtgagcgaggaagcggaagagcgcccaatacgcaaaccgcctctccccgcgcgttggccgattcattaatgcaggtttaaacAGGTGGTAATAATCGCGCGATTCAATTGCATTCATTAAAGACAGATAATTCGCAAGACCTTCTCCCTCCAGATCAACTTGTATCAATGATTCACTTGTTCATCAACGATGAAAGGTTTACCTCCGGTATAACGAGTTTTGACATTGATTTTTCTAGAATGAAAATGCCATAGAAATTTCTAAATTTAGACTGAATCCCTACGTCACTGGTTTAAAAATTGAGTGGTGCTTACTAATTATTACATTCGGAAACGTCTCATCAAGTGTTTCCGAAAAAATGAGGGTTTTTCTAAAGCTTCTTTCTTTCACGGATATCACCGGGTTTAAGATGTATTTTTTTTTTCCACAGAAATTAAAGTTCCAGCGTTTACCAAAGTAGATCGTTCAATAATATGGATGGTGTTATAAGAAGACGACCACTATCCCCCATGAATTCTCACATGATACTTTCTTTTACTTTATTTACAGAGGCAGIAACATCCAAGAAGAAtaccgttcgtataatgtatgctatacgaagttataaccggcgttgccagcgataaacggagcttgccttgtccccgccgggtcacccggccagcgacatggaggcccagaataccctccttgacagtcttgacgtgcgcagctcaggggcatgatgtgactgtcgcccgtacatttagcccatacatccccatgtataatcatttgcatccatacattttgatggccgcacggcgcgaagcaaaaattacggctcctcgctgcagacctgcgagcagggaaacgctcccctcacagacgcgttgaattgtccccacgccgcgcccctgtagagaaatataaaaggttaggatttgccactttttaaaatcttgctaggatacagttctcacatcacatccgaacataaacaaccatgggtaaaaagcctgaactcaccgcgacgtctgtcgagaagtttctgatcgaaaagttcgacagcgtctccgacctgatgcagctctcggagggcgaagaatctcgtgctttcagcttcgatgtaggagggcgtggatatgtcctgcgggtaaatagctgcgccgatggtttctacaaagatcgttatgtttatcggcactttgcatcggccgcgctcccgattccggaagtgcttgacattggggaattcagcgagagcctgacctattgcatctcccgccgtgcacagggtgtcacgttgcaagacctgcctgaaaccgaactgcccgctgttctgcagccggtcgcggaggccatggatgcgatcgctgcggccgatcttagccagacgagcgggttcggcccattcggaccgcaaggaatcggtcaatacactacatggcgtgatttcatatgcgcgattgctgatccccatgtgtatcactggcaaactgtgatggacgacaccgtcagtgcgtccgtcgcgcaggctctcgatgagctgatgctttgggccgaggactgccccgaagtccggcacctcgtgcacgcggatttcggctccaacaatgtcctgacg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FERMENTATION EXAMPLES Example 2A

This example demonstrates producing a surprisingly high and commerciallyrelevant yield of a combined amount of olivetol and olivetolic acid ofabout 4.5 g/liter over 4-5 days.

-   -   Strain: LSC3-4    -   Genotype: gal80{circumflex over ( )}::pScTEF1>PkHIS4<tScGAL80    -   Parent strain: LSC3-2    -   Genotype of parent strain:        -   pGal10-CsAAE1-tCyc1-pGal1-OST2AOAC-tCyc1::leu2-3,        -   pGal10-CsAAE1-tCyc1-pGal1-OST2AOAC-tCyc1::ura3-52,        -   pGal10-CsAAE1-tCyc1-pGal1-OST2AOAC-tCyc1::trp1,        -   pGal10-HMGK2R-tADH1-pGal1-IDI1-tCyc1-KanMX::YORWΔ22

Fermentation Process Summary: Seed Train:

A shake flask containing 50 mL YPD with 20 g/L glucose was inoculatedwith freshly streaked LSC3-4. Strain grew at 30 C for 24 hours to anOD600 of 8. 40 mL of this culture was used to inoculate the fermentationtank.

Media:

Seed Media: YP with 20 g/L glucoseBatch media:

-   -   1×YP+55 g/L glucose+500 mg/L histidine+12 mg/L myo-inositol+12        mg/L thiamin hydrochloride+12 mg/L pyridoxal hydrochloride+12        mg/L nicotinic acid+12 mg/L calcium pantothenate+0.6 mg/L        biotin+12 mg/L p-aminobenzoic acid+0.15 g/L EDTA+7.8 mg/L        CuSO₄-5H₂O+0.0512 g/L FeSO₄-7H2O+0.0032 g/L MnCl₂+4.77 mg/L        Na2MoO₄+0.102 g/L ZnSO₄-7H₂O+0.0086 g/L CoCl2-6H₂O+0.0384 g/L        CaCl₂-2H₂O+5.5 g/L KH₂PO4+2.9 g/L MgSO₄-7H2O+45.1 g/L (NH₄)₂O₄

Growth Media:

-   -   600 g/L glucose+500 mg/L histidine

Production Media:

-   -   650 g/L glucose+10 g/L hexanoic acid

Base (for pH Control)

-   -   5M NH₄OH

Galactose Addition

-   -   4 g galactose was added to tank at 24, 48 and 120 hours,        respectively.

Overlay

-   -   100 mL isopropyl myristate (25% V/V0) was added to tank at 24        hours. Additionally, 10 mL (2.5% V/Vo) isopropyl myristate was        added to tank at 48 and 120 hours, respectively.

Antifoam

-   -   Struktol SB2121 (0.1 mL/L) at the beginning of the run    -   Struktol SB509 (0.5 mL/day)

Fermentation Run Condition:

Pulse feeding was used for both growth phase and production phase duringthe run. Fermentation batch was inoculated with 40 mL of inoculum.Feeding was triggered at the end of batch phase when batch glucose wascompletely exhausted and pO2 was increased by 20% (or more). Feed media(growth or production media) was delivered in pulses. Each pulsedelivered 2 g glucose/starting batch volume with maximum feed rate notexceeding 20 g glucose/L/hr. pH was maintained at 6 throughout the run.Temperature of fermenter was maintained at 30 C. Air flow rate wasmaintained at 1.25 L/min. Agitation was 800 rpm.

Summary of Metrices:

-   -   Maximum Olivetolic acid titer: 3.48 g/L    -   Maximum Olivetol: 0.9 g/L    -   Total product titer: 4.36 g/L    -   Titer/time at 119 hours: 0.86 g/L/day    -   Cumulative yield of olivetolic acid/HA consumed: 0.49 mol/mol    -   Cumulative yield of olivetol/HA consumed: 0.15 mol/mol

Example 2B

In this example, a different strain was used compared to that used inexample 2A, and no galactose was added in this run. Surprisingly,despite the absence of galactose, the combined amount of olivetol andolivetolic acid obtained was about 3.5 g/liter over a period of 4-5days.

-   -   Strain: LSC3-13    -   Genotype: mig1{circumflex over ( )}::HygR    -   Parent strain: LSC3-5 (sister clone of LSC3-4)    -   Genotype of parent strain: See example 2A

Fermentation Process Summary: Seed Train:

A shake flask containing 50 mL YPD with 20 g/L glucose was inoculatedwith freshly streaked LSC3-13. Strain grew at 30 C for 24 hours to anOD600 of 8. 40 mL of this culture was used to inoculate the fermentationtank.

Media:

Seed Media: YP with 20 g/L glucoseBatch media:

-   -   1×YP+55 g/L glucose+500 mg/L histidine+12 mg/L myo-inositol+12        mg/L thiamin hydrochloride+12 mg/L pyridoxal hydrochloride+12        mg/L nicotinic acid+12 mg/L calcium pantothenate+0.6 mg/L        biotin+12 mg/L p-aminobenzoic acid+0.15 g/L EDTA+7.8 mg/L        CuSO₄-5H₂O+0.0512 g/L FeSO₄-7H₂O+0.0032 g/L MnCl₂+4.77 mg/L        Na2MoO₄+0.102 g/L ZnSO₄-7H₂O+0.0086 g/L CoCl2-6H₂O+0.0384 g/L        CaCl₂-2H₂O+5.5 g/L KH₂PO₄+2.9 g/L MgSO₄-7H₂O+45.1 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄

Growth Media:

-   -   600 g/L glucose+500 mg/L histidine

Production Media:

-   -   650 g/L glucose+10 g/L hexanoic acid

Base (for pH Control)

-   -   5M NH₄OH

Overlay:

-   -   100 mL isopropyl myristate (25% V/V0) was added to tank at 24        hours. Additionally, 10 mL (2.5% V/Vo) isopropyl myristate was        added to tank at 48 and 120 hours, respectively.

Antifoam

-   -   Struktol SB2121 (0.1 mL/L) at the beginning of the run    -   Struktol SB509 (0.5 mL/day)

Fermentation Run Condition:

Pulse feeding was used for both growth phase and production phase duringthe run. Fermentation batch was inoculated with 40 mL of inoculum.Feeding was triggered at the end of batch phase when batch glucose wascompletely exhausted and pO2 was increased by 20% (or more). Feed media(growth or production media) was delivered in pulses. Each pulsedelivered 2 g glucose/starting batch volume with maximum feed rate notexceeding 20 g glucose/L/hr. pH was maintained at 6 throughout the run.Temperature of fermenter was maintained at 30 C. Air flow rate wasmaintained at 1.25 L/min. Agitation was 800 rpm.

Summary of Metrices:

-   -   Maximum Olivetolic acid titer: 2.92 g/L    -   Maximum Olivetol: 0.65 g/L    -   Total product titer: 3.53 g/L    -   Titer/time at 119 hours: 0.71 g/L/day    -   Cumulative yield of olivetolic acid/HA consumed: 0.49 mol/mol    -   Cumulative yield of olivetol/HA consumed: 0.10 mol/mol

Example 2C

This example demonstrates a high yielding fermentation of 0 and OA.

-   -   Strain: LSC3-13    -   Genotype: mig1{circumflex over ( )}::HygR    -   Parent strain: LSC3-5 (sister clone of LSC3-4)    -   Genotype of parent strain: See example 2A

Fermentation Process Summary: Seed Train:

A shake flask containing 50 mL YPD with 20 g/L glucose was inoculatedwith freshly streaked LSC3-13. Strain grew at 30 C for 24 hours to anOD600 of 4. 40 mL of this culture was used to inoculate the fermentationtank.

Media:

Seed Media: YP with 20 g/L glucoseBatch media:

-   -   1×YP+55 g/L glucose+500 mg/L histidine+12 mg/L myo-inositol+12        mg/L thiamin hydrochloride+12 mg/L pyridoxal hydrochloride+12        mg/L nicotinic acid+12 mg/L calcium pantothenate+0.6 mg/L        biotin+12 mg/L p-aminobenzoic acid+0.15 g/L EDTA+7.8 mg/L        CuSO4-5H2O+0.0512 g/L FeSO4-7H2O+0.0032 g/L MnCl2+4.77 mg/L        Na2MoO4+0.102 g/L ZnSO4-7H₂O+0.0086 g/L CoCl2-6H2O+0.0384 g/L        CaCl2-2H2O+5.5 g/L KH2PO4+2.9 g/L MgSO4-7H2O+45.1 g/L (NH4)2SO4

Production Media:

-   -   650 g/L glucose+438 mg/L citric acid monohydrate+2 mg/L        H3BO3+1.3 mg/L CuSO4-5H2O+22.4 mg/L FeCl3-6H2O+1.33 mg/L        MnCl2+0.8 mg/L Na2MoO4+10.8 mg/L ZnSO4-7H2O+12 mg/L        myo-inositol+12 mg/L thiamin hydrochloride+12 mg/L pyridoxal        hydrochloride+12 mg/L nicotinic acid+12 mg/L calcium        pantothenate+12 mg/L biotin+12 mg/L p-aminobenzoic acid+12 mg/L        folic acid+12 mg/L riboflavin+2.5 g/L KH2PO4+1 g/L MgSO4-7H2O+20        g/L (NH₄)2SO4+17.8 g/L sodium hexanoate    -   Base (for pH Control): 5M NH₄OH

Overlay:

-   -   100 mL isopropyl myristate (25% V/V0) was added to tank at 24        hours. Additionally, 10 mL (2.5% V/Vo) isopropyl myristate was        added to tank at 96, 120 and 144 hours, respectively.

Antifoam

-   -   Struktol SB2121 (0.1 mL/L) at the beginning of the run    -   Struktol SB509 (0.5 mL/day)

Fermentation Run Condition:

We used pulse feeding for both growth phase and production phase duringthe run. Fermentation batch was inoculated with 40 mL of inoculum.Feeding was triggered at the end of batch phase when batch glucose wascompletely exhausted and pO2 was increased by 20% (or more). Feed media(growth or production media) was delivered in pulses. Each pulsedelivered 2 g glucose/starting batch volume with maximum feed rate notexceeding 40 g glucose/L/hr. pH was maintained at 6 throughout the run.Temperature of fermenter was maintained at 30 C. Air flow rate wasmaintained at 1.25 L/min. Agitation was 800 rpm. This fermentation worksat pH range of 5-6. It is contemplated that in some embodiments, thefermentation is carried out at about pH 5.0. It is contemplated that insome embodiments, a pulse rate of about 1.7 g/L/pulse, with maximum feedrate of about 10 g/L/hr is employed. It is contemplated that in someembodiments, a pulse rate of about 1.7 g/L/pulse is employed. It iscontemplated that in some embodiments a maximum feed rate of about 10g/L/hr is employed.

Summary of Metrics:

-   -   Maximum Olivetolic acid titer: 6.07 g/L    -   Maximum Olivetol: 2.03 g/L    -   Total product titer: 8 g/L (see FIG. 4A)    -   Titer/time at 119 hours: 1.5 g/L/day (see FIG. 4B)    -   Cumulative yield of olivetolic acid/HA consumed: 0.93 g/g    -   Cumulative yield of olivetol/HA consumed: 0.27 g/g

Example 2D

-   -   Strain: LSC3-134        Genotype: gal80{circumflex over ( )}::(loxHIS4)/his4{circumflex        over ( )}/mig1{circumflex over ( )}::(loxPkHIS4)    -   Parent strain: LSC300002    -   Genotype of parent strain:    -   leu2{circumflex over        ( )}::ScLEU2<pScLEU2/tScCYC1>CsAEE1<pScGAL10/pScGAL1>CsTKS-T2A-CsOAC<tScCYC1/pAG305-backbone/leu2(defective)_ura3{circumflex        over        ( )}::pScURA3>ScURA3/tScCYC1>CsAEE1<pScGAL10/pScGAL1>CsTKS-T2A-CsOAC<tScCYC1/pAG306-backbone/ura3(defective)_trp1{circumflex        over        ( )}::pScTRP1>ScTRP1/tScCYC1>CsAEE1<pScGAL10/pScGAL1>CsTKS-T2A-CsOAC<tScCYC1/pAG304-backbone/trp1(defective)_yorWdelta22{circumflex        over ( )}:tScADH1>HMGK2R<pScGAL10/pScGAL1>IDI1<tScCYC1/KanMX

Fermentation Process Summary: Seed Train:

A shake flask containing 50 mL YPD (10 g/L yeast extract, 20 g/Lpeptones and 20 g/L glucose) was inoculated with freshly streakedLSC3-134. Strain grew at 30 C for 24 hours to an OD600 of 4. 17 mL ofthis culture was used to inoculate the fermentation tank (3.5% ofinitial tank volume).

Media:

Seed Media: YPD (10 g/L yeast extract+20 g/L peptones+20 g/L glucose)Batch media:

-   -   10 g/L yeast extract+20 g/L peptones+20 g/L glucose+500 mg/L        histidine+12 mg/L myo-inositol+12 mg/L thiamin hydrochloride+12        mg/L pyridoxal hydrochloride+12 mg/L nicotinic acid+12 mg/L        calcium pantothenate+0.6 mg/L biotin+12 mg/L p-aminobenzoic        acid+0.15 g/L EDTA+7.8 mg/L CuSO4-5H2O+0.0512 g/L        FeSO4-7H2O+0.0032 g/L MnCl2+4.77 mg/L Na2MoO4+0.102 g/L        ZnSO4-7H₂O+0.0086 g/L CoCl2-6H2O+0.0384 g/L CaCl₂)-2H2O+5.5 g/L        KH2PO4+2.9 g/L MgSO4-7H2O+45.1 g/L (NH4)2SO4

Production Media:

-   -   650 g/L glucose+438 mg/L citric acid monohydrate+2 mg/L        H3BO3+1.3 mg/L CuSO4-5H2O+22.4 mg/L FeCl3-6H2O+1.33 mg/L        MnCl2+0.8 mg/L Na2MoO4+10.8 mg/L ZnSO4-7H2O+12 mg/L        myo-inositol+12 mg/L thiamin hydrochloride+12 mg/L pyridoxal        hydrochloride+12 mg/L nicotinic acid+12 mg/L calcium        pantothenate+12 mg/L biotin+12 mg/L p-aminobenzoic acid+12 mg/L        folic acid+12 mg/L riboflavin+2.5 g/L KH2PO4+1 g/L MgSO4-7H2O+20        g/L (NH₄)2SO4+36 g/L sodium hexanoate    -   Base (for pH Control): 5M NH4OH

Overlay:

-   -   182 mL isopropyl myristate (IPM, 40% V/V0) was added to tank at        24 hours. Stir rate was reduced to 500 rpm before addition of        IPM at 24 hours and was increased to 800 rpm at around 48 hours.        This step was performed to eliminate the risk of foaming after        IPM addition. 30% to 50% positive pO2 was maintained between 24        and 48 hours runs time. 1.6%) V/V) antifoam was added to IPM        before addition to tank.    -   Antifoam: Struktol SB2121 (0.1 mL/L) at the beginning of the run

Fermentation Run Condition:

We used pulse feeding for both growth phase and production phase duringthe run. Fermentation batch was inoculated with 17 mL of inoculum.Feeding was triggered at the end of batch phase when batch glucose wascompletely exhausted and pO2 was increased by 10% (or more). Feed media(production media) was delivered in pulses. Each pulse delivered 1.7 gglucose/starting batch volume with maximum feed rate not exceeding 10 gglucose/L/hr. pH was maintained at 5.5 throughout the run. Temperatureof fermenter was maintained at 30 C. Air flow rate was maintained at1.25 L/min. Agitation was 800 rpm. Median oxygen uptake rate (OUR) was60-80 mmoles/L/hr. A maximum OUR of 100-110 moles/L/hr was achievedduring the process.

Summary of Metrics:

-   -   Maximum Olivetolic acid titer: 6.95±0.22    -   Maximum Olivetol: 2.68±0.24    -   Titer/time at 96 hours: 2.2 g/L/day (0A+0)    -   Cumulative yield of olivetolic acid/Hexanoic Acid consumed: 1.4        g/g    -   Cumulative yield of olivetol/Hexanoic Acid consumed: 0.56 g/g

Effect of pH on Process Metrics

We found that optimum pH for our process is 5.5 (+/−) 0.3.

Effect of Temperature on Process Metrics

We found that optimum temperature for our process is 30(+/−) 2Optimum time to add IPM: We found that the optimum time to add IPM isbetween 12 and 36 hours post inoculation.Effect of sodium hexanoate/glucose ratio in feed: In a series ofexperiments, we tested sensitivity of metrics (titer and productivity)to the ratio of sodium hexanoate to glucose in feed. We found that themaximum olivetol equivalent titer was achieved when sodiumhexanoate/glucose in feed ratio was in the range of 20 to 28 g sodiumhexanoate/500 g glucose. Maximum productivity was achieved at a range of23 to 28 g sodium hexanoate/500 g glucose in feed.Effect of Oxygen transfer rate on metrics: We found that the optimummedian OTR for our process is 60-80 mmoles/L/hr and a maximum OUR of100-110 mmoles/L/hr is achieved in our process.Pulse metric parameters: We found that the optimum pulse parameters forour process was 1.7 g glucose/L initial tank volume/pulse with a maximumfeed rate of 10 g/L of initial tank volume/hr.Effect of overlay: Isopropyl myristate is used as an overlay in ourprocess. The optimum IPM loading for our process at pH 5.5 is 26% oftotal tank volume or 40% of initial tank volume. There was a clearnegative effect when no IPM was used.Note: Percentages of IPM reported here in this figure are based on totaltank volume.Effect of batch glucose concentration: We found that the optimum batchglucose concentration for our process was 10-20 g/L.Seed train condition: We found that the optimum seed train condition wasto inoculate an initial flask containing YPD (10 g/L yeast extract, 20g/L peptones and 20 g/L glucose) with 1 mL seed vial. All subsequentseed tanks would be inoculated with 2% inoculum and will run as batchtanks with pH control (pH set at 5.5). The production tank will beinoculated with 3.5% inoculum from the last seed train stage.

-   -   Batch media composition for seed tanks: 1×YP+55 g/L glucose+500        mg/L histidine+12 mg/L myo-inositol+12 mg/L thiamin        hydrochloride+12 mg/L pyridoxal hydrochloride+12 mg/L nicotinic        acid+12 mg/L calcium pantothenate+0.6 mg/L biotin+12 mg/L        p-aminobenzoic acid+0.15 g/L EDTA+7.8 mg/L CuSO4-5H₂O+0.0512 g/L        FeSO4-7H₂O+0.0032 g/L MnCl2+4.77 mg/L Na2MoO4+0.102 g/L        ZnSO4-7H₂O+0.0086 g/L CoCl2-6H2O+0.0384 g/L CaCl₂)-2H2O+5.5 g/L        KH2PO4+2.9 g/L MgSO4-7H2O+45.1 g/L (NH4)2SO4    -   Batch media composition for production tanks: 1×YP+17-20 g/L        glucose+500 mg/L histidine+12 mg/L myo-inositol+12 mg/L thiamin        hydrochloride+12 mg/L pyridoxal hydrochloride+12 mg/L nicotinic        acid+12 mg/L calcium pantothenate+0.6 mg/L biotin+12 mg/L        p-aminobenzoic acid+0.15 g/L EDTA+7.8 mg/L CuSO4-5H2O+0.0512 g/L        FeSO4-7H2O+0.0032 g/L MnCl2+4.77 mg/L Na2MoO4+0.102 g/L        ZnSO4-7H2O+0.0086 g/L CoCl2-6H2O+0.0384 g/L CaCl2)-2H2O+5.5 g/L        KH2PO4+2.9 g/L MgSO4-7H2O+45.1 g/L (NH4)2SO4    -   Production Media (for production tank): 650 g/L glucose+438 mg/L        citric acid monohydrate+2 mg/L H3BO3+1.3 mg/L CuSO4-5H2O+22.4        mg/L FeCl3-6H₂O+1.33 mg/L MnCl2+0.8 mg/L Na2MoO4+10.8 mg/L        ZnSO4-7H2O+12 mg/L myo-inositol+12 mg/L thiamin hydrochloride+12        mg/L pyridoxal hydrochloride+12 mg/L nicotinic acid+12 mg/L        calcium pantothenate+12 mg/L biotin+12 mg/L p-aminobenzoic        acid+12 mg/L folic acid+12 mg/L riboflavin+2.5 g/L KH2PO4+1 g/L        MgSO4-7H2O+20 g/L (NH4)2SO4+36 g/L sodium hexanoate    -   Base (for pH Control): 5-10 M NH4OH

Example 3: Divarinic Acid/Divarin Production in LSC3-2 and DerivedStrains

Precultures of LSC3-2 were grown in 50 mL tubes containing 10 mL of YPglucose overnight. These were used to inoculate 50 mL tubes containing10 mL of YP+2% (w/v) galactose+2 mM (176 mg/L) butyric acid (BA)+20%(v/v) isopropyl myristate (IPM) and were grown for 48 hours with 180 rpmshaking at 30 C. D/DA present in IPM layer only, is tabulated belowbased on standard curves run for DA and D, and titers are based on thewhole volume of broth plus overlay (12 mL total).

Divarinic acid Divarin Divarin Replicate (mg/L) (mg/L) equivalents(mg/L) 1 43.5 16.1 49.9 2 36.8 16.1 44.5

Additionally, the same experiment was conducted with 50 mL of YP+2%(w/v) galactose+2 mM BA+20% (v/v) IPM in 250 mL shake flasks. D/DA wasquantified in both the IPM and aqueous layers in two biologicalreplicates, and summed between the phases:

Divarinic Divarin Divarin Replicate acid (mg/L) (mg/L) equivalents(mg/L) 1 12.9 7.6 17.6 2 16.1 8.2 20.8

In another experiment, the same growth conditions were employed with 50mL of YP+2% (w/v) galactose+2 mM BA with no overlay in 250 mL shakeflasks. D/DA was quantified in the aqueous culture broth:

Divarinic Divarin Divarin Replicate acid (mg/L) (mg/L) equivalents(mg/L) 1 30.0 9.4 32.6

In a final shake flask/tube experiment, the same growth conditions wereemployed with 10 mL of YP+2% (w/v) galactose+4 mM BA+20% (v/v) IPM in 50mL Falcon tubes. D/DA was quantified in both the IPM and aqueous layers,and summed between phases:

Divarinic Divarin Divarin Replicate acid (mg/L) (mg/L) equivalents(mg/L) 1 30.0 7.2 30.5

The shake flask/tube experiments were scaled down to 96 well deepwellplate format. Precultures from colonies of each strain were grown in 300μL YP+2% (w/v) glucose. Main cultures containing 300 μL YP+2% (w/v)galactose+0.02-0.08% (w/v) butyric acid+20% (v/v) IPM (60 μL) or 20%(v/v) diethyl sebacate (60 μL) for strain LSC3-2, or the same but with2% (w/v) glucose instead of galactose for strains LSC3-4, LSC3-13, andLSC3-18, were grown for 48 hours and the IPM or diethyl sebacate overlaywas sampled at 24 and 48 hours following acidification of the media with10 μl of 5 M phosphoric acid. Three replicates of each strain/mediacondition were tested and averages and standard deviations for detecteddivarinic acid, divarin, and total divarin equivalents are reported inthe table below for 24 hour and 48 hour sampling:

24 Hour Sampling:

div- total div- arinic divarin arin acid eq over- (mg/ (mg/ (mg/ strainmedium lay L) L) L) LSC3-2 YP gal + 0.02% BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000LSC3-2 YP gal + 0.04% BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-2 YP gal + 0.08% BAIPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-4 YP glu 0.02 BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-4YP glu 0.04 BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-4 YP glu 0.08 BA IPM 0.0000.000 0.000 LSC3-13 YP glu 0.02 BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-13 YP glu0.04 BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-13 YP glu 0.08 BA IPM 0.000 0.0000.000 LSC3-18 YP glu 0.02 BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-18 YP glu 0.04BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-18 YP glu 0.08 BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000LSC3-48 YP gal 0.02 BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-48 YP gal 0.04 BA IPM0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-48 YP gal 0.08 BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-77YP gal 0.02 BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-77 YP gal 0.04 BA IPM 0.0000.000 0.000 LSC3-77 YP gal 0.08 BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-2 YP gal0.02 BA DESeb 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-2 YP gal 0.04 BA DESeb 0.000 2.9732.306 LSC3-2 YP gal 0.08 BA DESeb 0.000 0.715 0.555

48 Hour Sampling:

div- total div- arinic div- arin acid arin over- (mg/ (mg/ eq strainmedium lay L) L) (mg/L) LSC3-2 YP gal 0.04 BA IPM 0.000 1.213 0.941LSC3-2 YP gal 0.08 BA IPM 1.438 2.211 3.153 LSC3-4 YP glu 0.02 BA IPM0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-4 YP glu 0.04 BA IPM 0.383 1.529 1.569 LSC3-4 YPglu 0.08 BA IPM 6.330 13.526 16.822 LSC3-13 YP glu 0.02 BA IPM 3.11910.223 11.049 LSC3-13 YP glu 0.04 BA IPM 4.437 13.383 14.817 LSC3-13 YPglu 0.08 BA IPM 3.686 11.012 12.228 LSC3-18 YP glu 0.02 BA IPM 0.0000.000 0.000 LSC3-18 YP glu 0.04 BA IPM 1.307 6.087 6.029 LSC3-18 YP glu0.08 BA IPM 8.293 17.935 22.205 LSC3-48 YP gal 0.02 BA IPM 0.000 0.0000.000 LSC3-48 YP gal 0.04 BA IPM 0.000 0.000 0.000 LSC3-48 YP gal 0.08BA IPM 0.000 2.300 1.784 LSC3-77 YP gal 0.02 BA IPM 0.000 1.631 1.265LSC3-77 YP gal 0.04 BA IPM 0.528 0.846 1.184 LSC3-77 YP gal 0.08 BA IPM3.720 5.787 8.209 LSC3-2 YP gal 0.02 BA DESeb 2.759 6.103 7.492 LSC3-2YP gal 0.04 BA DESeb 2.872 5.688 7.284 LSC3-2 YP gal 0.08 BA DESeb 2.1763.291 4.729

Example 3A: Divarinic Acid/Divarin Production in LSC3-2 and DerivedStrains in Defined Media with Varying pH

One step in optimizing divarinic acid/divarin production was to identifythe optimum pH for production and to investigate titers in alternativemedia. pH was adjusted using a defined medium with buffers added thatwere pre-adjusted to different pH values. A defined medium, Delft CSMmedium, consisted of (per liter solution) 7.5 g ammonium sulfate, 14.4 gpotassium phosphate monobasic, 0.5 g magnesium sulfate heptahydrate(with these first three components prepared as an 0.9×solution andadjusted to pH 6.5 with sodium hydroxide prior to autoclaving), 3.6 mLof a trace metal solution (consisting of 130 g/L citric acidmonohydrate, 0.574 g/L copper (II) sulfate pentahydrate, 8.07 g/L iron(III) chloride hexahydrate, 0.5 g/L boric acid, 0.333 g/L manganese (II)chloride, 0.2 g/L sodium molybdate, and 4.67 g/L zinc sulfateheptahydrate), 1.0 mL of a vitamin solution (0.008 g/L biotin, 1.6 g/Lcalcium pantothenate, 0.008 g/L folic acid, 8 g/L myo-inositol, 1.6 g/Lnicotinic acid, 0.8 g/L p-aminobenzoic acid, 1.6 g/L pyridoxalhydrochloride, 0.8 g/L riboflavin, 1.6 g/L thiamine hydrochloride,adjusted to pH 10.5 with sodium hydroxide), 0.79 g of CompleteSupplement Mixture (Formedium, Norfolk, UK), and 2% (w/v) of eithergalactose or glucose where specified. The final media wasfilter-sterilized, and butyric acid was added to 0.04% (w/v) forproduction. Media with different pHs were prepared according to the samerecipe, only with 3.75 g/L ammonium sulfate, 7.2 g/L potassium phosphatemonobasic, and 0.25 g magnesium sulfate heptahydrate, adjusted to pH 6.5and autoclaved (the pH the next day was measured to be 6.63), with othercomponents the same as above, plus 300 mM of2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid (MES) from a 1 M stock adjusted topH 5.0, 5.75, 6.0, 6.25, or 6.5. The final pH of each media formulationwith different pH MES buffers added are shown in the table below:

MES buffer added (medium name) pH of final medium MES pH 5.0 (Delft CSMpH 5.0) 5.69 MES pH 5.75 (Delft CSM pH 5.75) 6.08 MES pH 6.0 (Delft CSMpH 6.0) 6.20 MES pH 6.25 (Delft CSM pH 6.25) 6.42 MES pH 6.5 (Delft CSMpH 6.5) 6.60LSC3-2, LSC3-4, LSC3-13, and LSC3-18 were then tested in 96 welldeepwell plates as described in the last experiment in Example 2, withprecultures containing 2% (w/v) glucose as carbon source, and productioncultures containing 2% (w/v) galactose for LSC3-2, 2% (w/v) glucose forLSC3-4, LSC3-13, and LSC3-18, 20% (v/v) IPM overlay, plus 0.04% (w/v)butyric acid as substrate. After 48 hours, production cultures wereacidified with 10 μL of 5 M phosphoric acid, and the IPM layer wassampled. Divarinic acid and divarin were quantified by HPLC and detectedwhole broth+overlay titers, averaged across 3 biological replicates. Upto 59.6 mg/L divarinic acid plus 19.0 mg/L divarin were produced bystrain LSC3-13 in full-strength Delft CSM medium plus 2% (w/v) glucose.In reduced salt strength buffered media, addition of MES pH 5.0 (leadingto a final medium pH of 5.69) appeared optimal for most strains, withless of a pH dependence in production observed for LSC3-13. Whennormalized to optical density (600 nm), a measure of cell density, it isclear that the medium with MES pH 5.0 also resulted in the highest yieldof divarinic acid/divarin (expressed as “divarin equivalents”, which areequal to the titer of divarin plus the titer of divarinic acidmultiplied by the ratio of the molecular weight of divarin to divarinicacid) per unit of biomass. LSC3-13 exhibited the highest yield per unitof biomass of the 4 tested strains.

Example 3B

This example provides a process of producing divarin and/or divarinicacid.

-   -   Strain: LSC3-4    -   Genotype: gal80{circumflex over ( )}::pScTEF1>PkHIS4<tScGAL80    -   Parent strain: LSC3-2    -   Genotype of parent strain:        -   pGal10-CsAAE1-tCyc1-pGal1-OST2AOAC-tCyc1::leu2-3,        -   pGal10-CsAAE1-tCyc1-pGal1-OST2AOAC-tCyc1::ura3-52,        -   pGal10-CsAAE1-tCyc1-pGal1-OST2AOAC-tCyc1::trp1,        -   pGal10-HMGK2R-tADH1-pGal1-IDI1-tCyc1-KanMX::YORWΔ22

Fermentation Process Summary: Seed Train:

A shake flask containing 50 mL YPD with 20 g/L glucose is inoculatedwith freshly streaked LSC3-4. Strain grows at 30 C for 24 hours to anOD600 of 8. 40 mL of this culture is used to inoculate the fermentationtank.

Media:

Seed Media: YP with 20 g/L glucoseBatch media:

-   -   1×YP+55 g/L glucose+500 mg/L histidine+12 mg/L myo-inositol+12        mg/L thiamin hydrochloride+12 mg/L pyridoxal hydrochloride+12        mg/L nicotinic acid+12 mg/L calcium pantothenate+0.6 mg/L        biotin+12 mg/L p-aminobenzoic acid+0.15 g/L EDTA+7.8 mg/L        CuSO₄-5H₂O+0.0512 g/L FeSO₄-7H₂O+0.0032 g/L MnCl₂+4.77 mg/L        Na2MoO₄+0.102 g/L ZnSO₄-7H₂O+0.0086 g/L CoCl2-6H₂O+0.0384 g/L        CaCl₂-2H₂O+5.5 g/L KH₂PO4+2.9 g/L MgSO₄-7H₂O+45.1 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄

Growth Media:

-   -   600 g/L glucose+500 mg/L histidine

Production Media:

-   -   650 g/L glucose+10 g/L hexanoic acid

Base (for pH Control)

-   -   5M NH₄OH

Galactose Addition

-   -   4 g galactose was added to tank at 24, 48 and 120 hours,        respectively.

Overlay

-   -   100 mL isopropyl myristate (25% V/V0) is added to tank at 24        hours. Additionally, 10 mL (2.5% V/Vo) isopropyl myristate is        added to tank at 48 and 120 hours, respectively.

Antifoam

-   -   Struktol SB2121 (0.1 mL/L) at the beginning of the run    -   Struktol SB509 (0.5 mL/day)

Fermentation Run Condition:

Pulse feeding is used for both growth phase and production phase duringthe run. Fermentation batch is inoculated with 40 mL of inoculum.Feeding is triggered at the end of batch phase when batch glucose iscompletely exhausted and pO2 is increased by 20% (or more). Feed media(growth or production media) is delivered in pulses. Each pulsedelivered 2 g glucose/starting batch volume with maximum feed rate notexceeding 20 g glucose/L/hr. pH is maintained at 6 throughout the run.Temperature of fermenter is maintained at 30 C. Air flow rate ismaintained at 1.25 L/min. Agitation is 800 rpm.

Example 3C

In this example, a different strain is used compared to that used inexample 3A, and no galactose is added in this run.

-   -   Strain: LSC3-13    -   Genotype: mig1{circumflex over ( )}::HygR    -   Parent strain: LSC3-5 (sister clone of LSC3-4)    -   Genotype of parent strain: See example 3A

Fermentation Process Summary: Seed Train:

A shake flask containing 50 mL YPD with 20 g/L glucose is inoculatedwith freshly streaked LSC3-13. Strain grew at 30 C for 24 hours to anOD600 of 8. 40 mL of this culture is used to inoculate the fermentationtank.

Media:

Seed Media: YP with 20 g/L glucoseBatch media:

-   -   1×YP+55 g/L glucose+500 mg/L histidine+12 mg/L myo-inositol+12        mg/L thiamin hydrochloride+12 mg/L pyridoxal hydrochloride+12        mg/L nicotinic acid+12 mg/L calcium pantothenate+0.6 mg/L        biotin+12 mg/L p-aminobenzoic acid+0.15 g/L EDTA+7.8 mg/L        CuSO₄-5H₂O+0.0512 g/L FeSO₄-7H₂O+0.0032 g/L MnCl₂+4.77 mg/L        Na2MoO₄+0.102 g/L ZnSO₄-7H₂O+0.0086 g/L CoCl2-6H₂O+0.0384 g/L        CaCl₂-2H₂O+5.5 g/L KH₂PO₄+2.9 g/L MgSO₄-7H₂O+45.1 g/L (NH₄)₂SO₄

Growth Media:

-   -   600 g/L glucose+500 mg/L histidine

Production Media:

-   -   650 g/L glucose+10 g/L hexanoic acid

Base (for pH Control)

-   -   5M NH₄OH

Overlay:

-   -   100 mL isopropyl myristate (25% V/V0) is added to tank at 24        hours. Additionally, 10 mL (2.5% V/Vo) isopropyl myristate is        added to tank at 48 and 120 hours, respectively.

Antifoam

-   -   Struktol SB2121 (0.1 mL/L) at the beginning of the run    -   Struktol SB509 (0.5 mL/day)

Fermentation Run Condition:

Pulse feeding is used for both growth phase and production phase duringthe run. Fermentation batch is inoculated with 40 mL of inoculum.Feeding is triggered at the end of batch phase when batch glucose iscompletely exhausted and pO2 is increased by 20% (or more). Feed media(growth or production media) is delivered in pulses. Each pulsedelivered 2 g glucose/starting batch volume with maximum feed rate notexceeding 20 g glucose/L/hr. pH is maintained at 6 throughout the run.Temperature of fermenter is maintained at 30 C. Air flow rate ismaintained at 1.25 L/min. Agitation is 800 rpm.

In a fermentation experiment run substantially as Example 3B, andemploying strain LSC3-134A or LSC3-134 as disclosed here, surprisingly,a titer of 2 g/L of divarin equivalent was obtained.

Example 4A: Growth of S. cerevisiae Strains in Overlay/UnderlayCandidates

In-situ liquid-liquid extraction (biphasic fermentation) is a strategythat can be employed in accordance with the present invention forphysical separation of product from cells via partitioning into a secondliquid phase from an aqueous culture phase. The second or organic liquidphase is present as either an overlay if its density is less than thatof the aqueous phase, or underlay if its density is greater than that ofthe aqueous phase. Certain properties of the overlay or underlay areconsidered for production of olivetolic acid/olivetol and otherresorcinols such as formulas IA and IB: (1) non-toxic or low toxicityfor growth of the host strain, (2) a favorable partition coefficient ofthe product in the organic phase vs. the aqueous phase, and (3)preferably a lower partition coefficient for fed hexanoic acid (forolivetolic acid/olivetol) or other fatty acid such as RCO₂H (for otherresorcinols) in the organic phase vs. the aqueous phase. Additionalproperties of the organic phase enhance its suitability for downstreamconversion, e.g. and without limitation, to cannabigerol and othercannabinoid compounds, including suitability as a solvent or co-solventduring downstream prenylation or other reactions, and boiling point ifdownstream separation by distillation is employed.

To test non-toxic organic overlays/underlays, different non-productionbackground and production strains of S. cerevisiae (Table 1) wereinoculated from colonies on YPD agar plates and grown for approximately24 hours in 96 well deepwell plates containing 300 μL YP+2% (w/v)glucose at 30° C. with 950 rpm shaking (3 mm throw) and maintained at85% humidity. These cultures were then used to inoculate 96 welldeepwell plates containing 300 μL YP+2% (w/v) galactose (YP gal) orglucose (YP glu), with or without addition of 0.04% (w/v) hexanoic acid(HA) plus 20% (v/v) (60 μL) of different overlays/underlays or noorganic phase, under the same conditions described for precultures. Atthree different times (specified in plots), biological triplicatecultures were sampled and optical density at 600 nm (0D600) was measuredas a proxy for biomass growth on a SpectraMax plate reader, withdilution in water to allow measurements to be within the linear range ofinstrumental readings. Averaged OD600s across at least three biologicalreplicates of each strain/overlay condition at each sampling time.Multiple sets of measurements were performed on large groups of overlayand underlay candidates in different batches.

TABLE 1 Strain IDs and description/genotype features. Double colons (::)indicate replacement of the indicated locus to the left of the colonswith the integration cassette to the right of the colons. PkHIS4 is theHIS4 gene from Pichia kudriavzevii under control of a TEF1 promoter fromS. cerevisiae. HygR is a hygromycin resistance cassette. Defective genesthat generate auxotrophies are indicated in parentheses and strains thathave none listed are fully prototrophic. Strain ID Description/genotypeLSC3-1 JK9-3d “wild-type” (HIS4⁻ LEU2⁻ TRP1⁻ URA3⁻) LSC3-2 ~15 copies ofOA production pathway under pGAL1-10 bidirectional promoter in LSC3-1(HIS4⁻) LSC3-4 LSC3-2 GAL80::PkHIS4 LSC3-13 LSC3-4 MIG1::HygR LSC3-18LSC3-4 GAL1::HygR LSC7-1 CEN.PK2-1C MATα (HIS3⁻ LEU2⁻ TRP1⁻ URA3⁻)

The performance of various classes of organic phase compounds areprovided herein. Among the diesters tested, certain were toxic to growthunder the test conditions. Diethyl esters were toxic under the testconditions with the exception of modest growth by most strains in thepresence of diethyl sebacate and diethyl diethylmalonate (with glucoseonly, with galactose strains appeared to exhibit substantial lag). Formalonate diesters, under the test conditions, di-cert-butyl malonatesupported growth of all strains with glucose addition, again appearingtoxic or to induce substantial lag with galactose addition.

Increasing the dialkyl ester chain length from diethyl to diisopropyl todibutyl in a dialkyl adipate series reduced toxicity. Some growth wasobserved with diisopropyl adipate and no apparent toxicity in dibutyladipate. Dibutyl sebacate was also completely non-inhibitory to growthand accordingly, non-toxic. In certain embodiments, the minimumnon-toxic internal alkyl chain length of diethyl diesters is sebacate.In certain embodiments, shorter internal alkyl chain length down toadipate is possible with diisopropyl diesters.

For monoester compounds, under the test conditions, octyl acetate wastoxic and for the hexanoate series, growth was only observed startingwith hexyl hexanoate, which was moderately non-toxic. Isopropyloctanoate was moderately inhibitory but allowed for some growth. For thedecanoate series, methyl decanoate was moderately inhibitory to growthbut still allowed for growth. Texanol, a monoester alcohol(2,2,4-trimethyl-1,3-pentanediol monoisobutyrate), was inhibitory togrowth under the conditions tested.

However, ethyl decanoate and higher alkyl chains were increasinglynon-toxic. Both ethyl and butyl laurate were non-toxic, as well asmethyl and ethyl myristate. In certain embodiments, growth-suitablemonoester overlays for resorcinol or cannabinoid production includehexyl hexanoate or any higher chain length alkyl hexanoate ester, C₃chain-length or higher alkyl octanoate esters, and methyl (C₁) or higheralkyl decanoates, laurates, or myristates.

In various embodiments, esters and diesters are employed as the organicphase in accordance with the present invention.

Fatty alcohols are mostly solids above C₁₀ saturated chain length.Decanol is a liquid however it was toxic to growth. However, oleylalcohol supports robust growth. In certain embodiments, longer chainlength (C₁₂ or higher) unsaturated fatty alcohols can be suitableoverlays supporting S. cerevisiae or another fermenting organism'sgrowth. In various embodiments, fatty alcohols, preferably C₁₂ or higheralcohols, are employed as the organic phase in accordance with thepresent invention.

In certain embodiments, alkanes and paraffins support robust growth.Lack of toxicity was observed for dodecane, tetradecane, hexadecane,light and heavy paraffin oils, and isopar M. In certain embodiments, allC₁₂ and higher paraffins are suitable overlays supporting S. cerevisiaeor another fermenting organism's growth. In various embodiments, fattyalcohols, preferably C₁₂ or higher alcohols, are employed as the organicphase in accordance with the present invention.

Certain triacylglycerols were tested, including tricaprylin, coconutoil, and canola oil (vegetable oils having different average chainlength compositions of fatty acid chains, with coconut oil beingpredominantly C₁₂-C₁₄ saturated fatty acids, and canola beingpredominantly C₁₆-C₁₈ and a mixture of saturated and unsaturated fattyacids). Tricaprylin, a synthetic oil containing three C₈ fatty acidchains, was fairly toxic, however allowed some growth of all strains inYP+2% glucose. In certain embodiments, coconut and canola oil werenon-toxic to growth.

Mixtures of IPM and isopar M with different diesters—dibasic esters(DBE), diethyl sebacate, and di-cert-butyl malonate were explored toinvestigate if lower percentage mixtures of these compounds in non-toxicIPM or isopar M would mitigate their toxicity toward growth of S.cerevisiae, as they may also advantageously alter partitioningproperties of olivetolic acid, olivetol, and other analogues into theoverlay and could offer advantages with alternative downstreamseparations processes. DBE, which is highly toxic by itself as anunderlay, was much less toxic at concentrations of between 1 and 2.5%(v/v) in IPM and especially isopar M. Di-tert-butyl malonate alsoexhibited much lower toxicity at 1-10% (v/v), and particularly 1-2.5%(v/v), in IPM and isopar M. In certain embodiments, mixtures of longerchain monoesters or paraffins with moderately to very toxic diesters areuseful according to the present invention.

Example 4B: Olivetolic Acid and Olivetol Production with Organic SolventOverlays

Precultures of LSC3-2 and LSC3-18 were inoculated from YPD streak platesand grown in 30 mL of YP+2% (w/v) glucose in baffled 250 mL shake flasksfor approximately 18 hours overnight at 30° C. with 200 rpm shaking.Baffled 250 mL shake flasks containing 30 mL of YP+2% (w/v) galactose, 5mL of IPM or diethyl sebacate, and 0.04% (w/v) hexanoic acid, wereinoculated with 1 mL of preculture and grown for at 30° C. with 200 rpmshaking. After 24 and 48 hours, samples of cell culture broth plusoverlay were sampled into microcentrifuge tubes and stored at −20° C. atleast overnight. Sample tubes were thawed and aqueous sample and overlaysample were pipetted into plates for HPLC analysis. Overlay samples werediluted 1:1 v/v with methanol in the HPLC plate prior to analysis.

Total olivetol equivalents are defined as the concentration of olivetolin mg/L, plus the concentration of olivetolic acid in mg/L multiplied bythe ratio of the molecular weight of olivetol to olivetolic acid. Lowertotal olivetol equivalents were observed with diethyl sebacate overlayeras compared to IPM. With IPM overlay, OA partitioned between the IPM andaqueous phases, with a substantial amount of OA remaining in the aqueousphase in these culturing conditions. By contrast, OA entirelypartitioned into diethyl sebacate with none present in the aqueousphase. The reduction in total production levels with a diethyl sebacateoverlay may occur due to a reduction in OD₆₀₀ due to moderately growthinhibitory properties of diethyl sebacate.

In another experiment, LSC3-2 precultures were inoculated from YPDstreak plates and grown in 300 μL YP+2% (w/v) glucose in round-bottomsquare well 96 well deepwell plates for approximately 18 hours overnightat 30° C. with 950 rpm shaking in an Infors plate shaker. 96 welldeepwell plate wells containing 300 μL of YP+2% (w/v) galactose, 60 μLof IPM, diethyl sebacate, di-cert-butyl malonate, or methyl soyate, and0.04% (w/v) hexanoic acid, were inoculated with 10 μL of preculture andgrown for 30° C. with 950 rpm shaking. After 48 hours, cultures wereacidified with 10 μL of 5 M phosphoric acid to enhance partitioning ofolivetolic acid into the organic phase (as the free acid), and overlayswere sampled on a Bravo automated liquid handling platform (Agilent) byfirst adding 120 μL of IPM, mixing on a shaking platform for severalminutes, centrifuging the plate at 3000 rpm for 5 minutes to separatephases, and pipetting 100 μL of overlay from each well into an HPLCplate. Overlay samples were diluted 1:1 v/v with methanol in the HPLCplate, sealed and analyzed by HPLC.

Under these conditions, higher production levels were observed with adiethyl sebacate overlayer as compared with IPM. No product was observedin the overlayer (aqueous samples were not measured) with adi-tert-butyl malonate overlayer. Substantial production was observed inmethyl soyate, however at slightly lower levels than with IPM.

In another experiment, several monoester overlay candidates and onediester candidate were compared to IPM. LSC3-13 precultures wereinoculated from YPD streak plates and grown in 300 μL Delft medium+0.79g/L complete supplement mixture (CSM) (ForMedium, Norfolk, UK)+2% (w/v)glucose in round-bottom square well 96 well deepwell plates forapproximately 18 hours overnight at 30° C. with 950 rpm shaking in anInfors plate shaker. 96 well deepwell plate wells containing 300 μL ofDelft medium+CSM+2% (w/v) glucose, 60 μL of IPM, diethyl sebacate,di-cert-butyl malonate, or methyl soyate, and 0.04% (w/v) hexanoic acid,were inoculated with 10 μL of preculture and grown for 30° C. with 950rpm shaking. Delft medium contains (per liter solution) 7.5 g ammoniumsulfate, 14.4 g potassium phosphate monobasic (added from a 1 M stocksolution adjusted to pH 6.5 with sodium hydroxide), 0.5 g magnesiumsulfate heptahydrate, 3.6 mL of a trace metal solution (consisting of130 g/L citric acid monohydrate, 0.574 g/L copper (II) sulfatepentahydrate, 8.07 g/L iron (III) chloride hexahydrate, 0.5 g/L boricacid, 0.333 g/L manganese (II) chloride, 0.2 g/L sodium molybdate, and4.67 g/L zinc sulfate heptahydrate), and 1.0 mL of a vitamin solution(0.008 g/L biotin, 1.6 g/L calcium pantothenate, 0.008 g/L folic acid, 8g/L myo-inositol, 1.6 g/L nicotinic acid, 0.8 g/L p-aminobenzoic acid,1.6 g/L pyridoxal hydrochloride, 0.8 g/L riboflavin, 1.6 g/L thiaminehydrochloride, adjusted to pH 10.5 with sodium hydroxide). After 48hours, the aqueous layer and overlay were sampled on a Bravo automatedliquid handling platform (Agilent) by first removing 200 μL of aqueoussample into a 96 well filter plate, adding 180 μL of IPM to each well,mixing on a shaking platform for several minutes, centrifuging the plateat 3000 rpm for 5 minutes to separate phases, and pipetting 100 μL ofoverlay from each well into an HPLC plate. Overlay samples were diluted1:1 v/v with methanol in the HPLC plate, sealed and analyzed by HPLC.Aqueous samples were centrifuged in the 96 well filter plate at 3000 rpmfor 5 minutes into an HPLC plate, sealed, and analyzed by HPLC.

Titers were calculated in each phase on the basis of the volume of thefull broth plus overlay, thus concentrations reported correspond toactual concentrations in the full liquid volume of each production well.Ethyl myristate exhibited approximately equal aqueous phaseconcentrations of olivetolic acid and olivetol product as IPM, but withslightly higher overlay concentrations. Other monoesters also supportedrobust production slightly lower than that of IPM, including methyldecanoate and hexyl hexanoate. The results demonstrate that monoesteroverlays that are not inhibitory to growth support robust production ofolivetolic acid and olivetol.

Example 4C: Divarinic Acid and Divarin Production with Organic SolventOverlays

Several monoester and one diester overlay candidate were compared to IPMfor production of divarinic acid and divarin. LSC3-13 precultures wereinoculated from YPD streak plates and grown in 300 μL Delft medium+0.79g/L complete supplement mixture (CSM) (ForMedium, Norfolk, UK)+2% (w/v)glucose in round-bottom square well 96 well deepwell plates forapproximately 18 hours overnight at 30° C. with 950 rpm shaking in anInfors plate shaker. 96 well deepwell plate wells containing 300 μL ofDelft medium+CSM+2% (w/v) glucose, 60 μL of different overlay solvents,and 0.08% (w/v) butyric acid, were inoculated with 10 μL of precultureand grown for 30° C. with 950 rpm shaking. After 48 hours, the aqueouslayer and overlay were sampled on a Bravo automated liquid handlingplatform (Agilent) and samples from the aqueous and organic overlayphases were subjected to HPLC analysis to measure divarinic acid anddivarin production.

Multiple overlays support production of divarinic acid and divarin.Under the test conditions, divarinic acid and divarin partition lesseffectively into monoester overlays than olivetolic acid and olivetol.IPM allowed for higher production levels than other tested monoesterswithout branched chain substituents.

Example 5: Fermentation of Glucose to Produce Divarin and Divarinic Acid

-   -   Strain: LSC3-134    -   Genotype: gal80{circumflex over ( )}::(loxHIS4)/his4{circumflex        over ( )}/mig1{circumflex over ( )}::(loxPkHIS4)    -   Parent strain: LSC300002    -   Genotype of parent strain:    -   leu2{circumflex over        ( )}::ScLEU2<pScLEU2/tScCYC1>CsAEE1<pScGAL10/pScGAL1>CsTKS-T2A-CsOAC<tScCYC1/pAG305-backbone/leu2(defective)_ura3{circumflex        over        ( )}::pScURA3>ScURA3/tScCYC1>CsAEE1<pScGAL10/pScGAL1>CsTKS-T2A-CsOAC<tScCYC1/pAG306-backbone/ura3(defective)_trp1{circumflex        over        ( )}::pScTRP1>ScTRP1/tScCYC1>CsAEE1<pScGAL10/pScGAL1>CsTKS-T2A-CsOAC<tScCYC1/pAG304-backbone/trp1(defective)_yorWdelta22{circumflex        over ( )}:tScADH1>HMGK2R<pScGAL10/pScGAL1>IDI1<tScCYC1/KanMX

Fermentation Process Summary: Seed Train:

A shake flask containing 50 mL YPD with 20 g/L glucose was inoculatedwith a seed vial containing LSC3-134. Strain grew at 30 C for 24 hoursto an OD600 of 3-4. 15 mL of this culture was used to inoculate thefermentation tank.

Media:

Seed Media: YP with 20 g/L glucoseBatch media:

-   -   10 g/L yeast extract+20 g/L peptones+20 g/L glucose+500 mg/L        histidine+12 mg/L myo-inositol+12 mg/L thiamin hydrochloride+12        mg/L pyridoxal hydrochloride+12 mg/L nicotinic acid+12 mg/L        calcium pantothenate+0.6 mg/L biotin+12 mg/L p-aminobenzoic        acid+0.15 g/L EDTA+7.8 mg/L CuSO4-5H2O+0.0512 g/L        FeSO4-7H2O+0.0032 g/L MnCl2+4.77 mg/L Na2MoO4+0.102 g/L        ZnSO4-7H2O+0.0086 g/L CoCl2-6H2O+0.0384 g/L CaCl2)-2H2O+5.5 g/L        KH2PO4+2.9 g/L MgSO4-7H2O+45.1 g/L (NH4)2SO4

Production Media:

-   -   650 g/L glucose+438 mg/L citric acid monohydrate+2 mg/L        H3BO3+1.3 mg/L CuSO4-5H2O+22.4 mg/L FeCl3-6H2O+1.33 mg/L        MnCl2+0.8 mg/L Na2MoO4+10.8 mg/L ZnSO4-7H2O+12 mg/L        myo-inositol+12 mg/L thiamin hydrochloride+12 mg/L pyridoxal        hydrochloride+12 mg/L nicotinic acid+12 mg/L calcium        pantothenate+12 mg/L biotin+12 mg/L p-aminobenzoic acid+12 mg/L        folic acid+12 mg/L riboflavin+2.5 g/L KH2PO4+1 g/L MgSO4-7H2O+20        g/L (NH4)2SO4+20 g/L sodium butyrate

Base (for pH Control)

-   -   5M NH4OH

Overlay

-   -   170 mL isopropyl myristate (40% V/V0) was added to tank at 24        hours.    -   Antifoam Struktol SB2121 (0.1 mL/L) at the beginning of the run

Fermentation Run Condition:

We used pulse feeding during the run. Fermentation batch was inoculatedwith 15 mL of inoculum. Feeding was triggered at the end of batch phasewhen batch glucose was completely exhausted and pO2 was increased by 10%(or more). Feed media (growth or production media) was delivered inpulses. Each pulse delivered 1.7 g glucose/starting batch volume withmaximum feed rate not exceeding 10 g glucose/L/hr. pH was maintained at5.5 throughout the run. Temperature of fermenter was maintained at 30 C.Air flow rate was maintained at 1.25 L/min. Agitation was 800 rpm.

Summary of Metrics:

-   -   Total product titer: 5 g/L (D+DA; See FIG. 5A)    -   Titer/time: 0.74 g Divarin equivalent/L/day (see FIG. 5B)    -   Maximum Divarinic acid titer: 2.5 g/L    -   Maximum Divarin: 2.5 g/L        Also evaluated was the effect of sodium butyrate concentration        in feed in a set of three runs (10, 14.3 and 20 g/L sodium        butyrate in feed, all other nutrients remained the same as        stated above) and we observed that titer and productivity        increased as we increased sodium butyrate concentration in feed.        The highest titer (and productivity) was observed in the run        with 20 g/L sodium butyrate in feed. 10 g/L sodium butyrate,        while producing an appreciable amount of the products,        demonstrated the lowest titer.

1. A process comprising: contacting an aqueous phase comprising glucoseand hexanoic acid or a salt thereof and an organic phase immiscible withthe aqueous phase with a recombinant, heterologous microorganismcomprising one or more of a polypeptide having: at least 95% sequenceidentity with Cannabis sativa olivetol synthase (which is a tetraketidesynthase, csOLS), at least 95% sequence identity with Cannabis sativaolivetolic acid cyclase (csOAC), and at least 95% sequence identity witha Cannabis sativa acyl activating enzyme (csAAE) to produce olivetol andolivetolic acid or a salt thereof, wherein the olivetol and olivetolicacid or the salt thereof are produced in a combined amount of at leastabout 2 g per liter of total liquid broth (comprising both aqueous andimmiscible liquid phases) after 1-7 days of operation.
 2. The process ofclaim 1, wherein the fermenting is performed in the absence ofgalactose.
 3. The process of claim 1, wherein the aqueous phasecomprises galactose.
 4. The process of claim 1, wherein the organicphase comprises an alkane, an alcohol with carbon number greater than 4,an ester (such as isopropyl myristate), a triglyceride (includingcommercially available vegetable oils such as sunflower oil, soybeanoil, or olive oil), a diester, a ketone, or a polyether (such as apolyglyme).
 5. The process of claim 1, wherein the aqueous phase furthercomprises histidine.
 6. The process of claim 1, wherein the pH of theaqueous phase is at a pH of about 4 to about
 8. 7. The process of claim1, wherein the microorganism is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
 8. The processof claim 1, wherein the fermentation is performed in a semi-continuousmode (“fill-and-draw”), or a continuous mode, for a prolonged duration,and the overall combined productivity of olivetol and olivetolateis >0.3 g per L of total volume (including aqueous and immiscible liquidphases) per day of operation.
 9. A process comprising: contacting anaqueous phase comprising glucose and butyric acid (CH₃(CH₂)₂CO₂H) or asalt thereof and an organic phase immiscible with the aqueous phase witha recombinant, heterologous microorganism comprising a polypeptidehaving: at least 95% sequence identity with a one or more of a Cannabissativa olivetol synthase (which is a tetraketide synthase, csOLS), atleast 95% sequence identity with a Cannabis sativa olivetolic acidcyclase (csOAC), and at least 95% sequence identity with a Cannabissativa acyl activating enzyme (csAAE) to produce divarin and/ordivarinic acid or a salt thereof.
 10. The process of claim 9, whereinthe fermenting is performed in the absence of galactose.
 11. The processof claim 9, wherein the aqueous phase comprises galactose.
 12. Theprocess of claim 9, wherein the organic phase comprises an alkane, analcohol with carbon number greater than 4, an ester (such as isopropylmyristate), a triglyceride (including commercially available vegetableoils such as sunflower oil, soybean oil, or olive oil), a diester, or aketone.
 13. The process of claim 9, wherein the aqueous phase furthercomprises histidine.
 14. The process of claim 9, wherein the pH of theaqueous phase is at a pH of about 4 to about
 8. 15. The process of claim9, wherein the microorganism is Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
 16. Theprocess of claim 9, wherein the fermentation is performed in asemi-continuous mode (“fill-and draw”), or a continuous mode, for aprolonged duration.
 17. A process comprising: contacting an aqueousphase comprising glucose and a carboxylic acid of formula RCO₂H or asalt thereof, wherein R is optionally substituted C₁-C₅ alkyl,optionally substituted C₂-C₆ alkenyl, or optionally substituted C₂-C₈alkynyl and an organic phase immiscible with the aqueous phase with arecombinant, heterologous microorganism comprising one or more of apolypeptide having: at least 95% sequence identity with a Cannabissativa olivetol synthase (which is a tetraketide synthase, csOLS), atleast 95% sequence identity with a Cannabis sativa olivetolic acidcyclase (csOAC), and at least 95% sequence identity with a a Cannabissativa acyl activating enzyme (csAAE) to produce a compound of formula(IA) and/or (IB):

or a salt thereof wherein R is defined as above.
 18. The process ofclaim 17, wherein the fermenting is performed in the absence ofgalactose.
 19. The process of claim 17, wherein the aqueous phasecomprises galactose.
 20. The process of claim 17, wherein the organicphase comprises an alkane, an alcohol with carbon number greater than 4,an ester (such as isopropyl myristate), a triglyceride (includingcommercially available vegetable oils such as sunflower oil, soybeanoil, or olive oil), a diester, a ketone, or a polyether (such as apolyglyme).